Promoting Active Communities in a Culture of Distracted Driving
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Efforts to improve health outcomes through behavioral modification are often complicated by external factors that may thwart success and introduce potential harm. Factors associated with traffic safety present a contemporary challenge to efforts to promote physical activity. One example is the difficulty of encouraging pedestrian-based physical activity because of the growing prevalence of distracted driving.
Source: Preventing Chronic Disease
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110212
Authors: ML Smith, ME Benden, C Lee
Institution: University of Georgia
Language: English
Topic: Traffic and Road Safety
Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2068438274