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The rising rate of nighttime deaths (unlike the daytime rate, which is falling) seems unique to the US, and the article suggests cellphone use is part of the pr
by mannykannot 3y ago
The rising rate of nighttime deaths (unlike the daytime rate, which is falling) seems unique to the US, and the article suggests cellphone use is part of the problem:
It’s perhaps not surprising then that Americans spend nearly three times as much time interacting with their phones while driving as drivers in Britain, according to smartphone data collected by Cambridge Mobile Telematics.
I would not be surprised if phone use by pedestrians is also higher in the US - which is not to suggest that pedestrians are largely responsible for the rise.
- radicality 3y agoLive in NYC, just few days ago I saw two women walking together on a busy sidewalk, both glued to their phones. Then one of them walked straight into a large visible scaffolding support pole.
- NBJack 3y agoThe problem is indeed two-sided. Distracted drivers, and distracted pedestrians.
- hardcopy 3y agoYou should read this book. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/There-Are-No-Accidents/Jessie-Singer/9781982129682 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/There-Are-No-Accident...
- netsharc 3y agoLive in a European city, I got off a tram and I and 2 other people wanted to cross a small 2-lane street (both lanes going the same direction). The near lane is free, but the far lane is busy with cars coming (but at a slow speed) because they're coming up to a red light. So I and another pedestrian took a step back off the near lane to stand on the sidewalk of the tram stop, meanwhile the 3rd pedestrian, glued to her phone, is standing in the middle of the near lane waiting for the cars of the far lane to come to a stop. I was totally bemused, she didn't seem to realize at all she was in the middle of the road, luckily there were no cars coming. Then again the level of driver attention where I live is very good, they would've spotted her. On Instagram I see a lot of car crashes, mostly from the US and China. It seems like a lot of drivers go at a very high speed and are distracted...
- crazygringo 3y agoAnd the article suggests it's the prevalence of automatic transmissions in the US that helps enable cell phone usage. On a manual, as you usually are in Europe, you keep needing to use both hands.
- netsharc 3y agoI see a lot of EVs in my (admittedly rich) European country, they're automatic. OK, most new cars also come with pedestrian detectors...