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[ 2009-12-25 22:59:00 | By: klmn199 ] |
The study involving younger cell phone users was published in the most recent issue of Accident Analysis and Prevention.
acrobat 9 professionalThe second study that looks at mobile use and pedestrian safety in older adults is still in progress, Neider says. "The study does seem to suggest that older adults are more likely to get hit by a car when crossing the street than older adults who aren't talking on the phone," he says.
Of course, skeptics might say that the virtual environment isn't close enough to the real world -- and that the results might be different if played out on actual, live streets. But Neider says researchers took great pains to make the virtual environment as accurate as possible. "It's not the real world, and that merits consideration," says Neider. "But I think it offers up the possibility of imitating the real world, while at the same time allowing us to manipulate certain factors in a research context. We wouldn't want to put people on the street and face them with real cars."
Of course, that's what you and I do every day. Next time my cell rings while I'm walking down the street, I may think twice about answering it.
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