Research analyzing actual pedestrian interactions with vehicles on busy streets concludes that distracted pedestrians face higher safety risks compared with undistracted road users.
The study found that distracted pedestrians often remained unaware of their surroundings, making fewer adjustments to their path or speed, which decreased their overall navigational efficiency. This level of distraction can increase the severity of vehicle interaction and near misses by 45 per cent.
"Non-distracted pedestrians made safer choices when interacting with vehicles," said lead researcher Dr. Tarek Sayed, a civil engineering professor and transportation safety expert in the faculty of applied science."They maintained greater distances from vehicles, yielded more frequently to oncoming traffic and adjusted their speed when necessary."
The findings can inform pedestrian safety models and interventions to reduce traffic risks."For example, we can accommodate the risk of distracted walking and design safer infrastructure by adjusting crosswalk signal cycles or introducing audio signals to let pedestrians know when it is time to cross.
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