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If Phones Are Killing Pedestrians, Why Is It Only Happening in America? (www.thedrive.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought big trucks and SUVs were doing it - at least that's what a different headline said.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

SUVs don't kill people, but phones apparently do

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Since it's a US-only phenomenon, looking at vehicle types popular in the US seems like a good starting place, but that assumes phone use affects people's awareness of their surroundings uniformly - I would want to confirm that by ruling out cultural differences between countries.