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StreetBit: A Bluetooth Beacon-based Personal Safety Application for Distracted Pedestrians
Raiful Hasan1, Mohammad Aminul Hoque1, Yasser Karim1
1Department of Computer Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference. IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference
|September 21, 2021
Summary
Distracted pedestrians face rising risks. StreetBit, a smartphone app, uses Bluetooth beacons to provide timely audio-visual warnings, aiming to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Transportation Safety
Background:
- Distracted pedestrians, particularly smartphone users, contribute to a growing number of traffic injuries and fatalities globally.
- In 2018, over 200,000 pedestrians were injured and 6,704 died in traffic crashes in the US.
- Smartphone distraction is a primary factor in the increasing rates of pedestrian incidents.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce StreetBit, a novel mobile application designed to mitigate risks for distracted pedestrians.
- To present the system's architecture and operational framework for real-world deployment.
Main Methods:
- Development of a Bluetooth beacon-based mobile application named StreetBit.
- Implementation of intrusive visual and/or audio alerts delivered directly to users' smartphones.
- Utilizing proximity detection to warn pedestrians approaching hazardous traffic intersections.
Main Results:
- The paper details the technical specifications and functionality of the StreetBit application.
- Provides a foundational understanding of the system's design and implementation.
Conclusions:
- StreetBit offers a potential technological solution to enhance pedestrian safety by addressing smartphone distraction.
- The application aims to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities through direct, timely warnings.
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