Social Justice in the Crosswalk
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- Dec. 9, 2015
Dec 9, 2015 By Robyn Kwon
Is walking across the crosswalks in Seattle more dangerous for certain people with different ethnic backgrounds? During a summer observational field experiment, we tested the hypothesis to see if drivers’ behavior exposes racial or sex bias towards pedestrians. Our results found that White males had a shorter wait time and lower average number of vehicles that passed before a vehicle stopped compared to Black …