While awareness about the danger of texting while driving is increasing, texting while walking can also be deadly. Most injuries are minor, from bumping into other people, but some have walked into traffic and fallen down stairs as a result. “In England, texting-on-the-go injuries have grown to such an extent that officials in London have experimented with padding lampposts to protect multitasking people from smacking into them.” See article below for more information:

Texting Can Be a Deadly Distraction