@article{ref1,
title="Smartphones and pedestrian behaviour",
journal="Transactions on transport sciences",
year="2021",
author="Suriakova, Beata and Sucha, Matus",
volume="12",
number="1",
pages="4-11",
abstract="The article deals with the behaviour of pedestrians using a smartphone. The work aims to describe the behaviour of pedestrians using a smartphone while walking and to survey the factors that lead pedestrians to this behaviour. The data gathering was performed at a marked pedestrian crossing without signals in Olomouc. The statistics in question were collected via observation and interviews. A total of 2689 pedestrians were observed and 90 people took part in a structured interview. We observed that 15% of pedestrians use their smartphone while walking. We found out that pedestrians who are holding a smartphone in their hand walk safely across a pedestrian crossing less often, rely on others more often when they are walking in a group, and step into the road more often when cars are supposed to give way to them. Furthermore, we found that pedestrians who were walking in a group and at the same time were on the phone or had on headsets were more likely to be guided by their companions than pedestrians who were not distracted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1802-971X",
doi="10.5507/tots.2021.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5507/tots.2021.004"
}