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    Injuries to pedestrians wearing headphones tripled since 2004
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    The sound coming from those headphones likely masked outside noise, because in 29 percent of the accidents, horns or sirens had been sounded just before the victim was hit. "People wearing headphones need to be conscious of the outside environment and risk of moving vehicles, because not only are you distracted by the music, but also the sounds of traffic or horns or sirens are blocked" Lichenstein said. Experts label this type of distraction "inattentional blindness." Full Article at KLTV
    People wearing headphones need to be conscious of the outside environment and risk of moving vehicles, because not only are you distracted by the music, but also the sounds of traffic or horns or sirens are blocked
    SOURCE: KLTV 4 months ago
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Injuries to pedestrians wearing headphones tripled since 2004
  1. Be cognizant of the environment. Know there is risk out there. It's not a great idea to be distracted and it's not a great idea to shut out those sounds that may help you live another day
    SOURCE: KLTV 4 months ago
  2. These are pedestrians getting hit by cars, trains, trucks, vans, buses and things like that ... About 70 percent of the injuries were fatal and more than 50 percent of the victims were hit by trains.
    SOURCE: KLTV 4 months ago
  3. MP3 usage is common in young adults and teenagers and we found that people wearing headphones are at risk of getting hit and having injury or death
    SOURCE: KLTV 4 months ago

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