Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
2015
MOHAMED BOUZAGHRANE
Personally funded
OBJECTIVES
2
Objectives
Correlation between
mobile device use and
pedestrian distraction
Correlation between
mobile device use and
unsafe pedestrian
behavior
2
Studies
STUDY 1 LOCATION
END
CAMPUS OF
HOWARD
UNIVERSITY,
Washington D.C.
START
STUDY 1 METHODOLOGY
STAR
T
POIN
T
FINIS
H
POIN
T
1 st
2 nd
2 Groups:
received phone call
did not receive call
Questions
about out of
place objects
Assessment of
situation
awareness
STUDY 1 RESULTS
STUDY 2 LOCATION
3 Major
Intersections on
Howard Universitys
Campus
STUDY 2 METHODOLOGY
NO
CAR
4 observers
at
intersection
YE
S
OR
NO
Pedestrians
crossing
crosswalk
Recording
pedestrian behavior
based on situation
STUDY 2 RESULTS
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Cell Phone
Condition
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS