Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/lasjqmeLz0s   Drivers of luxury vehicles are significantly less likely to yield for pedestrians.  This is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Nevada..  The researchers studied the behavior of 461 autos as they negotiated several Las Vegas crosswalks.   Overall, only an abysmal 28% of cars yielded to crossing pedestrians.  The odds of a car yielding diminished some 3% for every $1000 escalation in its dollar value.   It gets worse. All cars yielded less often for men than women, only 24 versus 31%, and less often for non-whites than whites 25%, versus 31%.   Bottom line: get your head out of your phone when crossing.    CourtneyCoughenourPhDaJamesAbelarBSaJenniferPharrPhDaLung-ChangChienPhDaAshokSinghPhDb.  Estimated car cost as a predictor of driver yielding behaviors for pedestrians.  J. Transport & Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2020.100831   #automobiles #crosswalks #luxury