Study finds that walking while texting is on the rise, could lead to accidents

With the number of games, activities and connectivity  that our phones bring with us these days, it is not uncommon to see people outside playing with their phones during their meals, when hanging out with friends, and even while walking, and a recent study by Injury Prevention has suggested that the latter activity is potentially fatal and has resulted in some of the 4,000 pedestrian fatalities that occur on an annual basis. According to their study of 1,102 pedestrians, Injury Prevention noted:. Nearly one-third (29.8%) of all pedestrians performed a distracting activity while crossing.

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