This really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who’s done it: You are just no good at texting and walking. While you might do OK at the reading and typing part, your preoccupied brain isn’t paying enough attention to what’s …
City pedestrians are being urged to “Look Alive” and not at their cellphones by folks dressed as though they’re dead. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and other groups are trying to “scare” pedestrians off their cellphones by having actors dressed as …
Texting and walking is a known danger, but Dietrich Jehle, professor of emergency medicine at the University at Buffalo, says distracted walking results in more injuries per mile than distracted driving. Consequences include bumping into walls, falling down stairs, tripping …