Thenumberofaccidentsinvolvingpedestrians(行人)wearingheadphonesisontherise,areportsuggests,causingfreshwarningfromroadsafetygroupsinBritain.

AUS-basedstudyfoundatotalof116reportsofdeathorinjurytopedestrianswearingheadphonesbetween2004and2011,jumpingfrom16in2005to47in2011.

Mostvictimsweremen(68%)andundertheageof30(67%),witharoundoneintenofallcases(9%)undertheageof18.Some89%ofthecasesoccurredinurbanareasandmorethanhalf(55%)ofthevictimswerestruckbytrains.

Eighty-oneofthe116accidents(70%)resultedintheperson’sdeath---eventhoughawarningwassoundedinaroundathirdofthecases.

Thestudyconcluded,“Theuseofheadphonemaybeasafetyrisktopedestrians,especiallyinenvironmentswithmovingvehicles（cars）.Furtherresearchisneededtodetermineifandhowheadphoneusethreatenspedestriansafety.”Britishroadsafetygroupswarnedpedestrianstobecareful.

FloorLieshout,directorofYouthForRoadSafety,said,“Thisstudyshowsoncemoretheimportanceofusingallofoursenseswhileweareneartraffic.Itisimportantthatwefindanattractivewaytomakeyouthlearnabouttherisksofwearingheadphonesintraffic.”

AndrewHoward,whoistheheadofroadsafetyattheAutomobileAssociation,addedthatsomepedestrianscanbe“sofocusedintheirownlittleworldtheyforgettheworldgoingonaroundthem”.Thatcanincludeheadphonewearers,Howardsaid,butalsopeopletalkingonphones.

However,Howardsaidthatmoreresearchesneededtobedone.

Earlierstudieshaveshownthatpeoplewearingheadphonesortalkingonphonescansuffer“inattentionalblindness”whichmakesthemisolated(孤立)fromtheworldaroundthem.

IanHarvey,atthecharityCivicVoice,saidthat“todefeatisolationandtohelpbuildacivic(文明的)society,peopleneedtointeract(交往)witheachother.

Hesaid,“Abasisforanycivilizedsocietyiscommunication---Surfingtheweb,listeningtoMP3s,readingblogsorsendinge-mailisnotinteractingwithaperson;it’sinteractingwithamachine.

“Ifpeoplefeelsociallyisolated,theyneedtohavemoreface-to-faceinteractionswithotherhumanbeingsandintime,willbegintofeelhappierandmoreconnectedtotheworldandplacet