Smartphone Use in Traffic: A Pilot Study on Pedestrian Behavior
Mobile phones accompany us in every area of life and at the same time keep us busy while performing other basic activities such as running, cycling, driving or walking in traffic. The problem of using cell phones while driving is of interest to many scientists around the world. This offense is sever...
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| author | Damian Frej Marek Jaśkiewicz Miloš Poliak Zenon Zwierzewicz |
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| description | Mobile phones accompany us in every area of life and at the same time keep us busy while performing other basic activities such as running, cycling, driving or walking in traffic. The problem of using cell phones while driving is of interest to many scientists around the world. This offense is severely punished in many countries. The problem of using mobile phones in moving vehicles has been largely resolved; however, there is a visible high percentage of pedestrians and cyclists who are used to checking their devices while moving in traffic. The aim of the article is to get acquainted with the issues of using mobile phones by pedestrians when crossing a pedestrian crossing and to escalate the problem. Despite the introduction of a ban on the use of mobile phones when crossing a pedestrian crossing in the Polish law on road traffic, many road users still use phones. The conducted observation shows that at least 2 out of 10 people pass through the pedestrian crossing with a mobile phone in their hand. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e886e4e1fa63423581f75c34459962912023-11-24T13:02:47ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-12-0112241267610.3390/app122412676Smartphone Use in Traffic: A Pilot Study on Pedestrian BehaviorDamian Frej0Marek Jaśkiewicz1Miloš Poliak2Zenon Zwierzewicz3Department of Automotive Engineering and Transport, Kielce University of Technology, Avenue Tysiaclecia Państwa Polskiego 7, 25-314 Kielce, PolandDepartment of Automotive Engineering and Transport, Kielce University of Technology, Avenue Tysiaclecia Państwa Polskiego 7, 25-314 Kielce, PolandDepartment of Road and Urban Transport, University of Žilina, 010-26 Žilina, SlovakiaFaculty of Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, 70-500 Szczecin, PolandMobile phones accompany us in every area of life and at the same time keep us busy while performing other basic activities such as running, cycling, driving or walking in traffic. The problem of using cell phones while driving is of interest to many scientists around the world. This offense is severely punished in many countries. The problem of using mobile phones in moving vehicles has been largely resolved; however, there is a visible high percentage of pedestrians and cyclists who are used to checking their devices while moving in traffic. The aim of the article is to get acquainted with the issues of using mobile phones by pedestrians when crossing a pedestrian crossing and to escalate the problem. Despite the introduction of a ban on the use of mobile phones when crossing a pedestrian crossing in the Polish law on road traffic, many road users still use phones. The conducted observation shows that at least 2 out of 10 people pass through the pedestrian crossing with a mobile phone in their hand.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/12676safetymobile phonesroad accidentspedestrians |
| spellingShingle | Damian Frej Marek Jaśkiewicz Miloš Poliak Zenon Zwierzewicz Smartphone Use in Traffic: A Pilot Study on Pedestrian Behavior Applied Sciences safety mobile phones road accidents pedestrians |
| title | Smartphone Use in Traffic: A Pilot Study on Pedestrian Behavior |
| title_full | Smartphone Use in Traffic: A Pilot Study on Pedestrian Behavior |
| title_fullStr | Smartphone Use in Traffic: A Pilot Study on Pedestrian Behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smartphone Use in Traffic: A Pilot Study on Pedestrian Behavior |
| title_short | Smartphone Use in Traffic: A Pilot Study on Pedestrian Behavior |
| title_sort | smartphone use in traffic a pilot study on pedestrian behavior |
| topic | safety mobile phones road accidents pedestrians |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/12676 |
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