The Effects of Cell Phone and Text Message Conversations on Simulated Street Crossing

• Published in: Human factors Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 150 - 162
• Main Authors: Banducci, Sarah E., Ward, Nathan, Gaspar, John G., Schab, Kurt R., Crowell, James A., Kaczmarski, Henry, Kramer, Arthur F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2016; Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Attention - physiology; Cell Phone; Cell phones; Cellular telephones; Conversation; Head - physiology; Human performance; Humans; Movement; Orientation; Pedestrians; Safety; Simulation; Simulators; Streets; Tablets; Tasks; Telephones; Text messaging; Text Messaging - statistics & numerical data; User-Computer Interface; Young Adult; Young adults; texting; mobile technology; distraction; virtual environments; simulation; pedestrian safety

Objective: A fully immersive, high-fidelity street-crossing simulator was used to examine the effects of texting on pedestrian street-crossing performance. Background: Research suggests that street-crossing performance is impaired when pedestrians engage in cell phone conversations. Less is known ab...