You might have been hit by a person busy chatting or texting as he or she walked along the street. Or, you might have seen someone hitting a pole, a transparent window or falling into a pool of water ...

Distracted walkers are everywhere these days. Take a stroll along any busy street and you’ll see them, checking their phones, sending texts, making a call, and listening to music. Sometimes all at ...

This is the story that YOU wanted to hear us talk about! It received 45 percent of the vote in our Radioactive poll! If you’ve ever witnessed someone texting while walking — or maybe you’ve been the ...

Texting while walking causes more -- although usually less serious -- injuries than texting while driving, according to an expert. "When texting, you're not as in control with the complex actions of ...

Walking is getting dangerous, especially for people looking at their phones. It’s getting so bad, that the state Department of Health has issued an official warning asking kids to tune out their ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- You may bump into people, but there is little concrete evidence that texting while walking contributes significantly to pedestrian deaths and injuries, city officials said. The ...

In today’s tech-dominated world, many people are guilty of texting while simultaneously doing something else. Although texting and driving has voiced plenty of concerns, distracted walking is becoming ...

Should you be reading this on some electronic device while crossing the street, please stop. Right now. Traffic may be swirling around you. Your inattentiveness puts you in harm’s way. And if by ...

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