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Extent of mobile phone use by pedestrians on controlled crossings in central Hobart, Tasmania
Citation
Pharo, E, Extent of mobile phone use by pedestrians on controlled crossings in central Hobart, Tasmania, Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 30, (1) pp. 14-19. ISSN 1832-9497 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
- 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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | pedestrian, transport, road safety, crash risk, mobile phones |
| Research Division: | Built Environment and Design |
| Research Group: | Urban and Regional Planning |
| Research Field: | Transport Planning |
| Objective Division: | Transport |
| Objective Group: | Environmentally Sustainable Transport |
| Objective Field: | Environmentally Sustainable Transport not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Pharo, E (Dr Emma Pharo) |
| ID Code: | 131149 |
| Year Published: | 2019 |
| Deposited By: | Geography and Spatial Science |
| Deposited On: | 2019-03-05 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-03-14 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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