NEW YORK (WABC) -- You may bump into people, but there is little concrete evidence that texting while walking contributes significantly to pedestrian deaths and injuries, city officials said. The ...

Walking is getting dangerous, especially for people looking at their phones. It’s getting so bad, that the state Department of Health has issued an official warning asking kids to tune out their ...

Should you be reading this on some electronic device while crossing the street, please stop. Right now. Traffic may be swirling around you. Your inattentiveness puts you in harm’s way. And if by ...

In today’s tech-dominated world, many people are guilty of texting while simultaneously doing something else. Although texting and driving has voiced plenty of concerns, distracted walking is becoming ...

You might have been hit by a person busy chatting or texting as he or she walked along the street. Or, you might have seen someone hitting a pole, a transparent window or falling into a pool of water ...

Philadelphia was considering becoming the first city to make texting-while-walking a crime, but the mayor said on Twitter Tuesday “violators” will not be fined. Now we all know from this video a few ...

This article is from the archive of our partner . Sounds pretty strict, right? That's probably why it didn't take long for some news sites to grab onto the idea that someone could get a ticket for ...

Distracted walkers are everywhere these days. Take a stroll along any busy street and you’ll see them, checking their phones, sending texts, making a call, and listening to music. Sometimes all at ...

The stories sound like jokes with the same punch line: Why did the man almost walk into a bear? Why did the woman tumble into a fountain? Why did the tourist fall off a pier? Because they were so ...