{"id":9618,"date":"2016-09-01T06:02:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T10:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=9618"},"modified":"2016-09-01T06:33:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T10:33:46","slug":"watch-out-kids-messaging-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=9618","title":{"rendered":"Watch out; kids messaging ahead!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.seton.ca\/media\/catalog\/product\/canada\/REGUALTORY-SCHOOL-ZONE-SIGNS-W1205S11STDRAE-ba.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignright size-medium\" \/>As kids head back to school next week, many will be walking with a new smartphone. <\/p>\n<p>And that means they won&#8217;t be as attentive as they should be to automobile traffic, according to researchers at <a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/2ccD24v\" target=\"_blank\">Ben-Gurion University of the Negev<\/a>. Their research found that a child\u2019s ability to safely cross the street is hindered more during a cellphone conversation than an adult\u2019s. The study, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/2bSIn2N\" target=\"_blank\">Cell phone conversations and child pedestrian\u2019s crossing behavior; a simulator study<\/a>,&#8221; is in the November 2016 issue of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/2bUJpey\" target=\"_blank\">Safety Science<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the researchers, although many children have been carrying cell phones for a number of years, the effect that cell phone conversations can have on children\u2019s crossing behavior had not been thoroughly examined previously. As might be expected, the researchers found &#8220;cell phone conversations jeopardize pedestrians\u2019 ability to safely cross the road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the end of summer vacation, drivers need to take special care. <\/p>\n<p>We used to warn drivers of the potential for kids to be darting onto the road running after a ball. Now we have video games, messaging and parents calling to &#8220;check in&#8221;, each serving as distractions for kids heading to and from school. <\/p>\n<p>It isn&#8217;t enough to avoid using our phones while driving; be sure to watch out for pedestrians, especially children, who may forget to watch out for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As kids head back to school next week, many will be walking with a new smartphone. And that means they won&#8217;t be as attentive as they should be to automobile traffic, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. 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