Shocking footage shows five Edinburgh motorists appearing to use their phones as they wait in a line of traffic in the city centre.
A cyclist, Deacon Thurston, captured the incidents on his GoPro head camera as he passed a queue of motorists on Castle Terrace in on Wednesday, October 26.
Video obtained by Deadline News shows Deacon slowly cycling past vehicles and peering into the windows of 14 motorists who are waiting on traffic to start moving again. He manages to spot 36 per cent of the drivers in the line of traffic appearing to use their mobile phones while their engines were still turned on.
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One even appeared to be scrolling through Twitter as they waited for the red light to change and showed Deacon when they spotted him filming. In Scotland motorists face fines of £200 and six points on their licence for the offence.
Deacon posted the clip onto Twitter later on that day, writing: "On my way home this evening, Five out of 14 drivers in this queue for the lights were using their phones, which is more than 35 percent. It's beyond endemic — it's completely absurd."
The video has gained over 15,000 views and dozens of comments from viewers who had mixed reactions. One said: "As a pedestrian I see this a lot too, it's infuriating. Some drivers think that nobody can see them in their wee steel bubble."
Another wrote: "It's illegal-that's all you need to know.
"They driving 1-2.5 ton vehicles in cities with children and pedestrians everywhere. Full concentration is required at all times.
