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Extent of mobile phone use by pedestrians on controlled crossings in central Hobart, Tasmania
- Pedestrian phone use was recorded for 16,032 people over 70 hours on 10 signalised crossings in central Hobart, Tasmania.
- On average, 12.4% were using their phones while crossing: 4.6% were looking down at their phone to read or type, 2.3% were talking and another 5.5% were listening to headphones.
- At busy crossings, as many as 158 people per hour were looking down at their phones to read or type as they crossed the road, including on steady red with conflicting motor vehicle movements.
- These results suggest various levels of cognitive and visual impairment while on the roadway, although further work is required to determine how this behaviour might link to the crash risk.
History
Publication title
Journal of the Australasian College of Road SafetyVolume
30Pagination
14-19ISSN
1832-9497Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial SciencesPublisher
Australasian College of Road SafetyPlace of publication
AustraliaRights statement
Copyright 2019 The AuthorRepository Status
- Restricted
