The Impact of Pedestrian Distraction on Safety Behaviours at Controlled and Uncontrolled Crossings
To investigate differences in the safety behaviours of distracted and non-distracted pedestrians crossing roads, an unobtrusive observational study was conducted in Leicestershire, UK. Video recordings were taken of 1409 pedestrians crossing roads at controlled and uncontrolled crossing sites, both...
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| description | To investigate differences in the safety behaviours of distracted and non-distracted pedestrians crossing roads, an unobtrusive observational study was conducted in Leicestershire, UK. Video recordings were taken of 1409 pedestrians crossing roads at controlled and uncontrolled crossing sites, both on a university campus and in urbanised town centre locations. On average, 42% of pedestrians were visibly distracted while crossing, and distracted pedestrians demonstrated significantly fewer safety behaviours than non-distracted pedestrians. They generally took longer to cross the road and made fewer looks towards the traffic environment, particularly at controlled crossings. Of all distraction activities, talking to another pedestrian had the most negative impact on safety behaviours. The findings highlight areas requiring further investigation, including distraction behaviours such as engaging with other pedestrians and supervising children. The results also identify that controlled crossings may benefit from targeted interventions to improve pedestrian safety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-034e285f1c6a476aa1918ef4aa13ee3f2023-12-22T14:10:19ZengMDPI AGFuture Transportation2673-75902023-10-01341195120810.3390/futuretransp3040065The Impact of Pedestrian Distraction on Safety Behaviours at Controlled and Uncontrolled CrossingsAmy O’Dell0Andrew Morris1Ashleigh Filtness2Jo Barnes3Transport Safety Research Centre, School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKTransport Safety Research Centre, School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKTransport Safety Research Centre, School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKTransport Safety Research Centre, School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKTo investigate differences in the safety behaviours of distracted and non-distracted pedestrians crossing roads, an unobtrusive observational study was conducted in Leicestershire, UK. Video recordings were taken of 1409 pedestrians crossing roads at controlled and uncontrolled crossing sites, both on a university campus and in urbanised town centre locations. On average, 42% of pedestrians were visibly distracted while crossing, and distracted pedestrians demonstrated significantly fewer safety behaviours than non-distracted pedestrians. They generally took longer to cross the road and made fewer looks towards the traffic environment, particularly at controlled crossings. Of all distraction activities, talking to another pedestrian had the most negative impact on safety behaviours. The findings highlight areas requiring further investigation, including distraction behaviours such as engaging with other pedestrians and supervising children. The results also identify that controlled crossings may benefit from targeted interventions to improve pedestrian safety.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7590/3/4/65distractionpedestriansobservationsroad safetyvulnerable road user |
| spellingShingle | Amy O’Dell Andrew Morris Ashleigh Filtness Jo Barnes The Impact of Pedestrian Distraction on Safety Behaviours at Controlled and Uncontrolled Crossings Future Transportation distraction pedestrians observations road safety vulnerable road user |
| title | The Impact of Pedestrian Distraction on Safety Behaviours at Controlled and Uncontrolled Crossings |
| title_full | The Impact of Pedestrian Distraction on Safety Behaviours at Controlled and Uncontrolled Crossings |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Pedestrian Distraction on Safety Behaviours at Controlled and Uncontrolled Crossings |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Pedestrian Distraction on Safety Behaviours at Controlled and Uncontrolled Crossings |
| title_short | The Impact of Pedestrian Distraction on Safety Behaviours at Controlled and Uncontrolled Crossings |
| title_sort | impact of pedestrian distraction on safety behaviours at controlled and uncontrolled crossings |
| topic | distraction pedestrians observations road safety vulnerable road user |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7590/3/4/65 |
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