Systematic Observation of Physical Distancing Behaviors of Trail Users During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal of healthy eating and active living Pub Date : 2021-09-01 eCollection Date: 2021-01-01
Thomas Bias, Shay M Daily, Christiaan G Abildso, Heather Venrick, Elizabeth Shay, Samantha I Moyers, Adam Hege, Vaike Haas, Angela Dyer, Robert Broce, Richard W Christiana
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During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, opportunities for indoor and sometimes outdoor recreation were restricted across the world. Despite restrictions, many greenways and rail-trails saw increased use. Messaging from the federal and state public health authorities stressed the importance of social distancing and other preventive measures in reducing spread of the coronavirus. Little is known about actual behaviors of individuals and groups using these outdoor recreational opportunities. This study used passive infrared cameras to systematically observe physical distancing behaviors on multi-user trails in Boone, North Carolina, and Morgantown, West Virginia, to assess safety implications of trail use during June 2020. Most interactions (72.2%) occurred with the recommended six feet of distance between users. Maintaining six feet of distance is more likely to occur when a single individual passes another single individual (88.2%), users pass while traveling in opposite directions (75.9%), and trails are wider (76.8% on 12 ft width trail vs. 62.6% on a 10 ft width trail). Messaging on multi-user trails should target how groups pass other groups, such as "keep six feet" and "pass single file."

新冠肺炎大流行期间步道使用者物理距离行为的系统观察。
在新冠肺炎大流行的最初几个月,世界各地的室内和有时室外娱乐机会受到限制。尽管有限制,但许多绿道和铁路步道的使用量有所增加。来自联邦和州公共卫生当局的信息强调了保持社交距离和其他预防措施在减少冠状病毒传播方面的重要性。人们对个人和团体利用这些户外娱乐机会的实际行为知之甚少。这项研究使用被动红外相机系统地观察了北卡罗来纳州布恩和西弗吉尼亚州摩根敦多用户步道上的物理距离行为,以评估2020年6月步道使用的安全影响。大多数交互(72.2%)发生在用户之间推荐的6英尺距离内。当一个人经过另一个人时(88.2%),使用者在相反方向行驶时经过(75.9%),并且轨迹更宽时(12英尺宽的轨迹为76.8%,10英尺宽的步道为62.6%),保持6英尺距离的可能性更大。多用户跟踪上的消息应该针对群组如何通过其他群组,例如“保持六英尺”和“通过单个文件”
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