From Treehugger: “I have been writing a lot lately about various campaigns to stop distracted walking, to ban texting and walking, and to even stop walking and talking as a distraction. Invariably, I am deluged in comments about how walking and texting while crossing a street is dumb and dangerous, and doing it on the sidewalk is rude and slows people down. I have also been criticized for my complaints about dressing pedestrians up in dayglo like the Beatles up above. I don’t think I have done a very good job of explaining my concerns, and will try again here. It starts with the reasons used to justify these campaigns.” Read more at Treehugger
Data show that distracted walking is a non-issue and isn’t growing