<p>Almost a third admitted their own safety was “extremely impaired”. <br /><br />One in 10 owned up to regularly crossing the road while glued to their electronic gadget, the study said. And 4 per cent confessed to sending emails and text messages while weaving between moving cars.<br /><br />Hundreds of pedestrians got distracted by their iPods or MP3 players while crossing a busy road, the researchers who conducted the survey said.<br /><br />Ten per cent of the drivers revealed they’d had a near miss with a pedestrian using a gadget in the past five years.<br /><br />John O’Roarke, for LV car insurance, a mutual insurance company which commissioned the study, said: “Pedestrians need to wake up to the dangers while using them.” <br /></p>
<p>Almost a third admitted their own safety was “extremely impaired”. <br /><br />One in 10 owned up to regularly crossing the road while glued to their electronic gadget, the study said. And 4 per cent confessed to sending emails and text messages while weaving between moving cars.<br /><br />Hundreds of pedestrians got distracted by their iPods or MP3 players while crossing a busy road, the researchers who conducted the survey said.<br /><br />Ten per cent of the drivers revealed they’d had a near miss with a pedestrian using a gadget in the past five years.<br /><br />John O’Roarke, for LV car insurance, a mutual insurance company which commissioned the study, said: “Pedestrians need to wake up to the dangers while using them.” <br /></p>
