Watch as lorry driver caught barely touching steering wheel while taking a picture with phone

Footage has been released by police which shows a trucker taking his eyes off the road while driving in pouring rain on a motorway in South Yorkshire. It was taken by officers in an unmarked heavy goods vehicle tractor unit from National Highways to covertly record the vehicles from a greater height.

The shocking videos reveal how some motorists risked the lives of fellow road users by taking their eyes off the motorway in favour of their mobile devices. In other clips, motorists in saloon and hatchback vehicles can be seen driving with one hand on the wheel as their attention is diverted to their phone.