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Vidcast: https://youtu.be/lasjqmeLz0s
Drivers of luxury vehicles are significantly less likely to yield for pedestrians. This is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Nevada.. The researchers studied the behavior of 461 autos as they negotiated several Las Vegas crosswalks.
Overall, only an abysmal 28% of cars yielded to crossing pedestrians. The odds of a car yielding diminished some 3% for every $1000 escalation in its dollar value.
It gets worse. All cars yielded less often for men than women, only 24 versus 31%, and less often for non-whites than whites 25%, versus 31%.
Bottom line: get your head out of your phone when crossing.
CourtneyCoughenourPhDaJamesAbelarBSaJenniferPharrPhDaLung-ChangChienPhDaAshokSinghPhDb. Estimated car cost as a predictor of driver yielding behaviors for pedestrians. J. Transport & Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2020.100831
#automobiles #crosswalks #luxury
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By Howard G. Smith MD, AM
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/lasjqmeLz0s
Drivers of luxury vehicles are significantly less likely to yield for pedestrians. This is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Nevada.. The researchers studied the behavior of 461 autos as they negotiated several Las Vegas crosswalks.
Overall, only an abysmal 28% of cars yielded to crossing pedestrians. The odds of a car yielding diminished some 3% for every $1000 escalation in its dollar value.
It gets worse. All cars yielded less often for men than women, only 24 versus 31%, and less often for non-whites than whites 25%, versus 31%.
Bottom line: get your head out of your phone when crossing.
CourtneyCoughenourPhDaJamesAbelarBSaJenniferPharrPhDaLung-ChangChienPhDaAshokSinghPhDb. Estimated car cost as a predictor of driver yielding behaviors for pedestrians. J. Transport & Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2020.100831
#automobiles #crosswalks #luxury