The association of distraction and caution displayed by pedestrians at a lighted crosswalk

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-279

  Bungum, Timothy J ^a   Day, Charlene ^b   Henry, L Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Health Evaluation Research Services

Author keywords

Distraction; Pedestrian; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTRACTIBILITY; DRINKING; EATING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEDESTRIAN; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SMOKING; UNIVERSITY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; WALKING;

EID: 19944416569     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-005-3705-4     Document Type: Article

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