Texting and walking: strategies for postural control and implications for safety

SM Schabrun, W van den Hoorn, A Moorcroft… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
There are concerns about the safety of texting while walking. Although evidence of negative
effects of mobile phone use on gait is scarce, cognitive distraction, altered mechanical
demands, and the reduced visual field associated with texting are likely to have an impact. In
26 healthy individuals we examined the effect of mobile phone use on gait. Individuals
walked at a comfortable pace in a straight line over a distance of∼ 8.5 m while; 1) walking
without the use of a phone, 2) reading text on a mobile phone, or 3) typing text on a mobile …

[引用][C] Texting and Walking: Strategies for Postural Control and Implications for Safety (vol 9, e84312, 2014)

SM Schabrun, W van den Hoorn, A Moorcroft… - PLoS …, 2014 - espace.library.uq.edu.au
Texting and Walking: Strategies for Postural Control and Implications for Safety (vol 9,
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