Study suggests safety is why crowds synch footsteps

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Research co-led by academics at CityU has discovered that the phenomenon of human self-organisation known as synchronisation forms spontaneously when the safety distance between pedestrians seems insufficient.
Period1 Feb 2021

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TitleStudy suggests safety is why crowds synch footsteps
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Media name/outletCity University of Hong Kong - NewsCentre
PlaceHong Kong
Media typeWeb
Date1/02/21
Linkhttps://www.cityu.edu.hk/media/news/2021/02/01/study-suggests-safety-why-crowds-synch-footsteps