Almost one in every three pedestrians crossing the road are using their mobile phone, a US study suggests.
美国的一项调查显示，几乎有三分之一过马路的人在使用手机。
Of more than 1, 000 people crossing 20 different roads in Seattle, 10% were listening to music, 7% were texting and 6% were having conversations, on phones the journal Injury Prevention reports.
《伤害防御》刊物报告显示，在西雅图的20条不同的道路上有超过1000过马路的人，其中 10%正在听音乐，7%在发短信，6%在打电话。正在发短信的人忽视红灯或者在过马路前不看路况的几率是其它人的四倍。而且他们要多花2秒钟的时间穿过有着三条或者四条线的路。正在听音乐的人过马路会花更少的时间，但是他们在过马路之前很少看两侧的路况。
Kevin Clinton, from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said: "Looking properly when you are walking is as important as when you are driving, so take care not to be dangerously distracted, whether by mobile phones, listening to music or being caught up in conversations with other people.
凯文克林顿来自英国皇家学会预防交通事故部门，他说：“你走路的时候看路况和你开车的时候一样重要，所以，不管你是正在用手机听音乐还是在打电话，千万别分心，那是很危险的。
"Being able to use all of your senses while you are on the road is important and using mobile phones can, of course, be distracting. It is important to be aware when interacting with traffic."
在路上的时候高度警觉是很重要的，而使用手机当然会让你注意力不集中。在交通过程中小心是至关重要的。”
The Department of Transport estimates there was a 5% rise in the numbers of pedestrian casualties in the year from June 2011.
据交通部门估算，今年路人伤亡人数比2011年增加了5%。
"This study confirms that millions of pedestrian, cycling and driving mobile device zombies can be tuned into the wrong thing at the wrong time - road users need to be tuned into what's a happening around them."
来自汽车协会的埃德蒙金说：“有的人因为忘记他们当时所处的空间环境而惨死。这项研究证实了成千上万步行的、骑自行车的和开车的还在玩手机的人在错的时间做了错的事。路上的人应该时刻关注着周围的情况。”
The authors of the study, from the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in Seattle, said: "Ultimately a shift in normative attitudes about pedestrian behaviour, similar to efforts around drunk-driving, will be important to limit the risk of mobile device use."
这项研究的作者来自西雅图街道伤害防御与研究中心，他说：“人们要从根本上转变对路人行为的态度，就像对于醉驾做出的努力一样，这对于限制手机所带来的危险是很重要的。”
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