Distraction and pedestrian safety: How talking on the phone, texting, and listening to music impact crossing the street

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 266-271

  Schwebel, David C ^a   Stavrinos, Despina ^a   Byington, Katherine W ^a   Davis, Tiffany ^a   O'Neal, Elizabeth E ^a   De Jong, Desiree ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Distraction; Injury; Music; Pedestrians; Phone; Safety; Street crossing; Text messaging; Texting

Indexed keywords

DISTRACTION; INJURY; MUSIC; PEDESTRIANS; PHONE; STREET-CROSSING; TEXT-MESSAGING; TEXTING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; STUDENTS; TELEPHONE SETS;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MUSIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SAFETY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEXT MESSAGING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CAUSALITY; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; RISK; SAFETY; STUDENTS; TEXT MESSAGING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856111605     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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