Texting and Walking
Transcript: Texting and Walking Bilton, N. (2014, December 25). Message to Self: In 2015, Stop Texting While Walking. New York Times, po. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Nov 2015 Correction: Texting and Walking: Strategies for Postueral Control and Implications for Safety (2014). Academic Search Complete. PLos ONE. 9(1),1., Web. 20 Nov 2015. Licence, S., Smith, R., McGuigan, M. P., & Earnest, C. P. (2015). Galit Pattern Alterations during Walking, Texting and Walking and Texting during Cognitively Distractive Tasks while Negotiating Common Pedestrian Obstacles. Academic Search Complete. 1-11. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. False Assumptions: Distortion of Reality Lost Sense of Focus Ban Texting and Walking Statistics: "Yes, Texting While Walking Is Actually Dangerous, Says Study." TODAY.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 1. It took texters an average of 25 seconds to finish the obstacle course compared to 19 seconds for others. 2. About 75 percent of 12-17 year-olds in America own a cell phone. Half of them send 50 or more text messages a day, and one-third send more than 100 text messages daily. 3. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, since 2009, there has been a 15 percent increase in pedestrian deaths. a) The most recent full data recorded is from 2013, where there were more than 4,700 deaths, equaling to one pedestrian killed in the U.S. every two hours. "Report: Using Cell Phone While Walking Just As Deadly As Texting And Driving." CBS Baltimore. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2015. Sabelman, E. E., & Lam, R. (2015). The real-life dangers of augmented reality. IEEE Spectrum, 52(7), 48-53. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Nov 2015. Ultimate Solution: Texting and Walking is Dangerous: 1. “Only texting and driving is dangerous.” 2. “I can still focus and be cautious when texting and walking.”