From a Direct Line research more than half of pedestrians Italian (59.6%) fear Bikes, mopeds and scooters, especially in cities.
The two-wheeled Italian scared pedestrians. From a survey commissioned by Direct Line, the insurance company online, almost 60% of respondents in fact admitted to pay more attention to movements of scooters, motorcycles and scooters as they walk the streets of their cities. Rome is the city where pedestrians are more afraid (92.8%) followed by Palermo (79.5%) and Florence (48.3%).
Indeed motorcycles in the Lazio region have increased significantly in the last ten years: in 1990 Aci if it had more than 170 thousand in 2009 it recorded well 661mila. Also in Sicily, has more than quadrupled in just ten years the number of motorcycles: a little over 150 thousand in 2009 have been calculated over 602mila.
What makes all agree, north and south, men and women, is certainly the motivation and pedestrians to be afraid of two wheels over the second half of the respondents (54.2%), in fact, those who drive these vehicles often does the slalom between the cars, then became unpredictable and risky for those who are walking instead. Well it seems to walk through the sidewalks of their city is considered more difficult, particularly for women, more fearful than men (70.7% versus 49.1%).
Reflections certainly true, even if pedestrians, for their part, should pay more attention while walking down the street even to their own behavior. According A recent survey conducted by Joanna Lumdsen of Aston University, in fact, every day millions of pedestrians put at risk his life for texting with their mobile phones as they walk down the street. It is estimated that in London even two teenage pedestrians are injured every day because of text messaging.
'It's always helpful to use caution when driving a motor-vehicle but also when simply walking down the streets of our city, "said Barbara Panzeri, marketing director of Direct Line. "Too many are the dangers that surround us and that is why you should always act responsibly."
Link: http://www.directline.it
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