“Texting, music put distracted pedestrians at risk” USA Today, Dec.12, 2012 “Study: Distracted Walking Causes More Injuries than Distracted Driving” The Atlantic, June 20, 2013 "The dangers of texting and w
Although driving often becomes routine, perhaps the extra effort required to manage an automobile makes drivers more vulnerable to distracted attention. On the other hand, crossing a street also requires cognitive attention (cf. Hatfield and Murphy, 2007); and pedestrians, 4641 of whom were killed...
On city streets, in suburban parking lots and in shopping centers, there is usually someone strolling while talking on a phone, texting with his head down, listening to music, or playing a video game. The problem isn't as widely discussed as distracted driving, but the danger is real. Tex...
A five-to-10-year prison sentence is mandated in New Jersey for drivers who kill someone while using a phone, and it was just imposed on a driver who was texting.
At a busy crosswalk I will walk into traffic but always be ready to move quickly if a car doesn't seem to be stopping. I also can agree with all these points and still believe that a $400 fine for looking at your watch while waiting at a light is a overly aggressive penalty. ...