Pro gamer plays with girl grabbing undistracted drivers#
Such behavior causes a reduction in the attention given to other pedestrians and drivers and may result in accidents or collisions. The term “smombie” or smartphone zombie has been coined for this behavior. Some previous studies have shown that the use of smartphones on public roads while walking is very common among the young population. Pokémon Go was the most associated task with inattentional blindness and reduced situational awareness.īackground: Smartphone addiction has become a reality accepted by all. Listening to music was the smartphone task most associated with pedestrian smartphone overuse and inattentional deafness. The interactions of gaming with being a student and with unlimited data were significantly associated with smartphone overuse, inattentional blindness and deafness, and situational awareness. Logistic regression models revealed that contributing factors to smartphone overuse and inattentional blindness were a large smartphone screen (≥5 in), unlimited mobile Internet data, and being a student. Playing Pokémon Go gaming was the task most associated with inattentional blindness. Smartphone overuse and inattentional deafness were the commonest among music listeners. In total, 2556 pedestrians crossed the street and underwent the interview. Pedestrians’ situational awareness was assessed by ascertaining whether they remembered how many seconds remained before the crossing signal upon arriving at the curb. By determining whether pedestrians saw something unusual-a clown walking the opposite direction-and heard the national anthem played by the clown, inattentional blindness and deafness were examined. Pedestrians were classified into the case (distracted) and control (undistracted) groups. After crossing the street, pedestrians were interviewed to obtain additional information regarding demographics, smartphone tasks, data plan, and screen size. Pedestrian smartphone overuse was observed and recorded via WiFi cameras to determine whether pedestrians were using their smartphones when crossing a street with a signal. This study investigated the influence of various smartphone tasks (calling, music listening, texting, playing games, and web surfing) on the smartphone overuse and inattentional blindness of pedestrians in Taipei, Taiwan. Past studies have indicated that phone use such as talking or texting while walking constitutes a dual task that may cause pedestrians inattentional blindness and impair their awareness of surroundings. Smartphone addiction has become a crucial social issue.
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