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Research: Distracted pedestrians may not be the issue; the emphasis on distracted walking is itself a distraction

February 1, 2021

Distracted pedestrians are more likely to cross with the light and use the crosswalk; and while they walk more slowly, the magnitude of the slowdown is fairly minor.

Did ticket blitz affect pedestrian behavior in NJ?

March 21, 2015

Charles Brown, senior research specialist at the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers and project manager of the New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center, said while distracted driving and distracted walking have emerged as large problems thaqt...