Italian 'selfie' mania causing car crashes, Giffoni hears

(ANSA) - Giffoni Valle Piana, July 20 - Italian motorists taking 'selfie' photographs of themselves with mobile phones while driving vehicles have become a major cause of accidents on the peninsula, State Police chief Barbara Barra told the Giffoni Film Festival Monday.
    Speaking at the premiere of a short film on the subject called 'Selfie,' made with the cooperation of traffic police in Brescia province, Barra said that "certainly not just selfies cause accidents but we are recording an increase due to this phenomenon that is more than a little alarming".
    "We have to sensitize young people and educate them about road safety".
    Among those present at the film showing were Jacopo Mazzazioli, aged 10, who acts in the film.