Distracted Walking: Using a Cell Phone and Walking Is Risky

From the NYTimes:

"Distracted driving has gained much attention lately because of the inflated crash risk posed by drivers using cellphones to talk and text.

But phones aren't just distracting drivers; they make pedestrians inattentive too.

Distracted walking combines a pedestrian, an electronic device and an unseen crack in the sidewalk, the pole of a stop sign, a toy left on the living room floor or a parked (or sometimes moving) car.

Examples include a 16-year-old boy who walked into a telephone pole while texting and suffered a concussion; a 28-year-old man who tripped and fractured a finger on the hand gripping his cellphone; and a 68-year-old man who fell off the porch while talking on a cellphone, spraining a thumb and an ankle and causing dizziness."





References:
Forget Gum. Walking and Using Phone Is Risky. NYTimes.
Video: Stop texting while driving. Terrifying. All drivers should watch this.
Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.
Anda baru saja membaca artikel yang berkategori Distracted / phone / Risky / Using / Walking dengan judul Distracted Walking: Using a Cell Phone and Walking Is Risky. Anda bisa bookmark halaman ini dengan URL http://medicalandhealthblogz.blogspot.com/2014/07/distracted-walking-using-cell-phone-and.html. Terima kasih!
Ditulis oleh: Unknown - Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Belum ada komentar untuk "Distracted Walking: Using a Cell Phone and Walking Is Risky"

Post a Comment