Are we going to start having public service announcements on the T.V. telling us to not text and walk?
I feel like this is the beginning. I feel like this will happen in the future.
Fatality due to texting and walking.
Texting and driving is a big deal. Using your phone while driving had to be banned because it was becoming such an issue, and even with the ban, there are still people who text, search, use social media, and just check their phone while driving.Especially with texting, it has been a big issue in recent years.
There have also been campaigns on television and radio that demonstrate the horrific accidents that can occur with texting and driving. No post is worth a life. No text is worth a life. No phone call is worth a life.
BUT WHAT ABOUT TEXTING AND WALKING?
Apparently it is becoming a big deal as well. Utah Valley University has designed a "texting lane" for students. A texting lane. THAT IS CRAZY. It is such a common thing, that there has to be a designated LANE for people texting and walking. I wonder how busy that lane would be.
We know the risk involved with texting and driving (thought people still do it), but now it might be time to pay attention to the risk of texting and walking. It seems that most people do not see it as an issue, but a lot of people do it. The number is only rising, as more teenagers get cellphones, or even getting cell phones at younger ages!
It might be a good idea to be careful of this epidemic and be safe about it before it becomes a real problem.
I think that since texting and texting while walking has become such a common act in society, making texting lanes would make the act much safer since people are going to continue doing it regardless. I do think that it is somewhat of a problem though...even I tend to be on my phone while I am walking (or long boarding) and I always try to catch what I am doing and stop myself. It is sad to me that we as people feel the need to be glued to our phones to an extent that we cannot even enjoy a walk outside.
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