WWU research: Cell phone users are oblivious

Release Date 22 Oct, 2009 in Seattle Post Intelligencer

WWU research: Cell phone users are oblivious Seattle Post Intelligencer - 22 Oct, 2009 AP BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- A researcher at Western Washington University says he has proof that people talking on cell phones are twice as oblivious as people ...
Clown test proves no distraction for cellphone users: study Ottawa Citizen - Tom Spears - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ Pedestrians who talk on a mobile phone are slower, change direction more, have difficulty navigating ...
	Walking tough for cellphone users: study CBC.ca - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ A Western Washington University study found 25 per cent of cell-phone users did not notice the clown on the unicycle. (Journal of Applied Cognitive ...
New study puts mobile users in spin The Press Association - ‎Oct 20, 2009‎ People walking and talking on a mobile phone are less aware of their surroundings and tend to weave in different directions, according to a study. ...
Chatting on a mobile phone renders brain 'blind' NEWS.com.au - Rodney Chester - ‎Oct 20, 2009‎ TALKING on a mobile phone distracts people so much that they do not even notice when a clown on a unicycle passes them in the street. ...
Study: Am I crazy or did I just see a clown? Globe and Mail - ‎Oct 20, 2009‎ How much do you notice while you're on your cellphone? Not as much as you may think From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Oct. 20, ...
	Why people talking on mobile phones can't walk straight (or even notice a ... Daily Mail - Fiona Macrae - ‎Oct 20, 2009‎ The garish clothes, outsize shoes and bright red nose are enough to catch the eye. And when the clown in question is riding a unicycle, ...
	Talk on your cell, risk missing the unicycling clown CNET News - Elizabeth Armstrong Moore - ‎Oct 20, 2009‎ Those who walk while talking on cell phones are less likely than those listening to their iPods to see this clown unicycling ...
	Did you see that unicycling clown? Mobile phone users didn't AFP - ‎Oct 20, 2009‎ WASHINGTON �" Pedestrians who talk on a mobile phone are slower, change direction more, have difficulty navigating -- and are less likely to notice obvious ...
	Mobile phone users cannot walk in straight line Telegraph.co.uk - Richard Alleyne - ‎Oct 20, 2009‎ People chatting on mobile phones are oblivious to their surroundings and can pose a risk to themselves and others, scientists have claimed. ...
Distracted By A Cell Phone? Some Cell Phone Users Fail To See Unicycling Clown ... Science Daily (press release) - ‎Oct 19, 2009‎ ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2009) �" Everyone tends to float off into space once in a while and fail to see what is sitting there right in front of them. ...
	Western Washington Researchers Use Terrifying, Unicycled Clown to Prove ... Seattle Weekly - Caleb Hannan - 22 Oct, 2009 If the sight of a grown man riding a unicycle dressed as a clown is the kind of nightmare scenario ...
	What Clown on a Unicycle? Studying Cellphone Distraction New York Times (blog) - Tara Parker-Pope - 22 Oct, 2009 Researchers at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., decided to study whether talking on a cellphone was such a ...
The mobile phone wobble Eleven - 22 Oct, 2009 We've all experienced the irritation of walking around a mobile phone user as they blunder their way blindly through a crowd. And, in what may NOT be the ...
Study: Pedestrians on cell phones pose danger News1130 - Andrea Macpherson - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Talking on a cell phone behind the wheel will be banned in BC in the new year, but a recent study done by Western Washington ...
Pedestrians using cell phones Investor's Business Daily - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ Pedestrians using cell phones are slower, weave more often and are more likely to be oblivious to unusual occurrences. That's according to a Western Wash. ...
Study: cell phone users don't notice clowns iTWire - Jake Widman - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ Research by a psychology professor shows that people talking on cell phones are more than twice as oblivious to their surroundings as those ...
	Mobile users oblivious to their surroundings IT PRO - Martin James - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ Three out of four surveyed failed to spot a unicycling clown while jabbering away on their phones, according to Western Washington University research. ...
Clown on a Unicycle Goes Unnoticed by Cell Phone Users Switched (blog) - Terrence O'Brien - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ by Terrence O'Brien (RSS feed) �" Oct 21st 2009 at 2:16PM It's conventional wisdom at this point that cell phones are distracting, and that even simple ...
	No Clowning Around When You're On The Phone Mobile Marketing News - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ New research has found that people talking on their mobile phones are distracted and tend to be oblivious to those around them, even outrageous looking ...
Mobile Phone Users Not Likely To See Clowns (Or Anything Else) ITProPortal - Desire Athow - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ According to a new study conducted by researchers at the Western Washington University in USA, people who talk on their mobile phones are very less likely ...
Phone users miss the wheels of a clown TG Daily - Emma Woollacott - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ People talking on their phones are more than twice as oblivious as others, according to a study conducted by Western Washington ...
	Mobile phone users fail clown test Techwatch - Darren Allan - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ An American study has said that mobile phone users are less aware of their surroundings than other people. The research was conducted by the ...
Mobile phone users 'can't see clowns' Metro - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ Scientists have conclusively proved what many of you out there will have already experienced and realised �" namely that people cannot walk in a straight ...
Mobile Phones Place Users in a Spin Your-Story.org (press release) - ‎Oct 21, 2009‎ A recent study has revealed that users of mobile phones whilst walking and on the move are increasingly unaware of their immediate surroundings and struggle ...
Can You Fear Me Now? Cell Chatters Don't See the Clown Tonic - David Bois - ‎Oct 20, 2009‎ Maybe it's just me, but if I were in some outdoors public space having a chat on the cell phone, ...
Study Says Most Mobile Phone Users Are Too Distracted To Notice A Clown On A ... Gizmodo Australia - Rosa Golijan - ‎Oct 19, 2009‎ Clowns are scary to some, but apparently they're invisible to most mobile phone users. ...
Cell-Phone Users Can't Spot a Clown on a Unicycle LiveScience.com - Jeanna Bryner - ‎Oct 19, 2009‎ Even the sight of a unicycling clown isn't enough to grab the attention of walkers using their cell phones, according to a ...
Clown? What clown? The Gazette (Montreal) - Tom Spears - 22 Oct, 2009 Put on a clown suit, hop on your unicycle and ride through town - and motorists talking on ...