AfterShokz Headphones
#OneEarOut has partnered with AfterShokz. Instead of speakers that cover or nest inside your ears, AfterShokz transmits audio via a pair of transducers that rest on your cheekbones, leaving your ears uncovered and canals unblocked. – [ visit AfterShokz ]
A Message from AfterShokz
June is National Safety Month and we’re committed to raising awareness about something we feel strongly about (being open to your surroundings). – [ more ]
Operation Lifesaver, Inc
About every 3 hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train. Operation Lifesaver is working to change people’s behavior around railroad tracks and crossings with the national public awareness campaign. – [ visit Operation Lifesaver, Inc. ]
Turning Tragedy into a Crusade to Save Lives
Losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare—and Amanda Kirchner’s parents have lived through it. In August 2016, Amanda was killed by a train in Westminster, Colorado while taking a shortcut across the tracks on her way to work. She didn’t hear the train’s warning whistle because she was wearing noise-cancelling headphones – [ more ]
Trespassing Casualties by State
According to FRA statistics, 909 pedestrian rail trespass casualties (fatalities + injuries) occurred in 2015. – [ more ]
Pedestrians & Headphones Don’t Mix (Infographic)
The best headphones often block out any surrounding noise so you can zone out with your favorite tunes. But that same feature can be a lethal one for pedestrians, finds a new study revealing serious injuries linked with pedestrians wearing headphones has more than tripled in the past six years. – [ more ]
Distracted Walking
”You need not be locked into your device … give yourself a little freedom; don’t be its slave,” says journalist Matt Richtel, who explores the dangers of digital-age distractions in his new book “A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention” (2014, William Morrow). – [ more ]
The Hazards of Using Headphones While You Walk
You’ve heard about the hazards of distracted driving — using a cell phone behind the wheel, even with a hands-free headset. But how about distracted walking? – [ more ]
Tips for Pedestrian Safety: Walking Safety Rules
Walking is a simple, low-impact activity that people of almost any age can do to help stay in shape, but there are still dangers. In order to keep yourself safe as a pedestrian, there are a few rules of thumb you need to keep in mind. – [ more ]
Headphone Safety and #OneEarOut
Don’t walk on the tracks at all, and if you are near by or walking in heavily trafficked areas at least pull one earpiece out. – [ more ]
Having #OneEarOut May Save Your Child’s Life – The Mother List
“The number of accidents that occur while someone is wearing headphones is increasing at a horrifying rate. And it isn’t just near train tracks where kids are in danger.” [ more ]
News Articles
- #OneEarOut: Campaign’s Message Of Safety Born From Tragedy, Love – [more ]
- Teen killed by freight train was jogging on tracks with headphones in – [ more ]
- Selfie Tragedy Forever Impacts Those Left Behind – [ more ]
- Teen wearing headphones hit by train and killed in San Leandro – [ more ]
- Woman wearing headphones dead after being hit by train – [ more ]
- Spanish teen killed crossing train tracks while texting – [ more ]
- Police: Headphones Kept Teen From Hearing Train In Fatal Crash – [ more ]
- Police: Boy killed by train was wearing headphones when struck – [ more ]
- 16-year-old wearing headphones killed in Slidell train accident – [ more ]
- Pevely man killed by train may have worn headphones while walking on tracks, family says – [ more ]
- Polk County HS student struck and killed by train identified – [ more ]
- Woman Wearing Headphones Struck, Killed By Train In Truckee – [ more ]
- Boy, 13, walking home from school struck, killed by train in Cedar Lake – [ more ]
- Family of Petersburg teen hit, killed by train speak out about their loss – [ more ]
- Family of teen killed by train while he was wearing headphones want to stop this from happening – [ more ]