Harnessing Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) Communication Technology: Sending Traffic Warnings to Texting Pedestrians

• Published in: Human factors Vol. 60; no. 6; pp. 833 - 843
• Main Authors: Rahimian, Pooya, O’Neal, Elizabeth E., Zhou, Shiwen, Plumert, Jodie M., Kearney, Joseph K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2018; Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Subjects: Communications traffic; Decision making; Driving conditions; Electronic devices; Mobile communication systems; Pedestrians; Risk analysis; Risk communication; Risk factors; Roads & highways; Short message service; Situational awareness; Text messaging; Traffic; Traffic information; Warning; mobile devices; perception-action; distraction; virtual environments; pedestrian safety

Objective: We examined how sending mobile-device warnings to texting pedestrians when they initiate an unsafe road crossing influences their decisions and actions. Background: Pedestrian texting has been identified as a key risk factor in pedestrian–vehicle collisions. Advances in sensing and commun...