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Using your mobile while walking could be as risky as dialing and driving, study
Posted 17 Feb 2015, 3:09pm
MAP: Brisbane 4000
Mobile phones are driving pedestrians to distraction and danger, new preliminary research out of Queensland shows.
A survey of 210 people in Brisbane found one in five texted at least once a day while crossing the road, with some admitting they do it much more often.
The same went for making or receiving calls and about 12 per cent used the internet on their phone while crossing the road.
While the research is in its infancy, Queensland University of Technology's Amy Williamson said 30 per cent of those polled so far admitted to having a near-miss with a vehicle and 15 per cent blamed their phone distraction.
Ms Williamson is collecting more data in Australia and New Zealand for the study in a bid to improve pedestrian safety.
The research comes after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a garbage truck as she crossed the road in Melbourne's CBD.
Police are investigating if the 24-year-old woman was wearing headphones at the time.
Ms Williamson said one in seven people killed on roads are pedestrians, with more than 2,000 killed in the past decade.
"We are finding they might be even more at risk by using smart phones as they cross," she said.
"Unlike driving, which is completely regulated, walking is generally not covered by laws and for many people it is an everyday part of life."
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My first mood to take that photo is kinda "suddenly wanna call her" thought. but the final effect is turn out like Neo pick up the phone in the MATRIX. I'll try another vison for that later.
Okay, never ever call me at midnight;)
In Montell, Uvalde County, Texas; snail spotted on it's way up the trunk of a small tree - the animal went indoors as soon as it sensed my presence.
This is a view from the deck of the Carnival Fantasy.
In front is the convention center with the Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge in the distance.
The Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge was completed and opened in 1991. It carries US 90 over the Mobile River.
It was named for the 60-year-old vertical-lift Cochrane Bridge that it replaced, and the historic community of Africatown, which was located where the western approach to the bridge was built.
Whirling Wheels (2012)
used bicycle parts
BeltLine Eastside
(Greenwood Avenue at the Beltline)
Atlanta (Poncey-Highland), Georgia, USA.
14 April 2018.
▶ Another view: here.
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▶ "Whirling Wheels
A spinning collection of windmills made from bicycle parts, celebrating the ease of mobility and the freedom of movement the bicycle provides to people of all ages along the BeltLine. The design echoes the delicate and simple beauty of the bicycle as a machine and is meant to contrast the heavy industrial look and feel of the BeltLine’s railroad past.
Dr. Alex Rodriguez has lived in the Reynoldstown neighborhood of Atlanta since 2006. As a practicing dentist, he has no formal art training, but as evidenced by his choice of profession, he does have an exceptional understanding of structural engineering and technical beauty, with the ability to create long-lasting works with his hands. Rodriguez began creating works from used bicycle parts around 15 years ago."
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