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What are the dangers of wearing headphones as a pedestrian?

What are the dangers of wearing headphones as a pedestrian?

What are the dangers of wearing headphones as a pedestrian? What are the dangers of wearing headphones as a pedestrian? , 19.95 MB
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

New Auckland University research has looked into the dangers of wearing headphones as a pedestrian and the link to pedestrian deaths. The research from the School of Population Health has shown that pedestrians who listen to music through earphones are significantly impaired in their ability to localise warning signals above the noise of traffic and trains around them. The research was co-authored by Associate Professor Grant Searchfield. Reporter Sam Smith spoke to him about the research.