There are many dangers arising from texting. One of them being walking. Many people these days walk and text and don't pay attention to where they are walking. They could be walking across the street and looking down at their phone while a car is coming. They can get severely injured, or it can even cause death. Slightly more than 1,000 pedestrians visited emergency rooms in 2008 because they got distracted, tripped and fell or ran into something while using a cell phone to talk or text. This number had doubled since 2007.
There are reports of concussions, sprained ankles, and broken limbs. Also, there are many injuries that do not even report to the emergency room. Mobile phone texting uses up so much brainpower that people don't see one in five potential hazards as they walk down pavement. One in ten people experience an accident with texting and walking. Some states are looking into banning texting and walking. If you were to be caught then you would be charged a 25 dollar fine and would be a misdemeanor. This act can be just as dangerous as texting and driving. 
People need to be aware of their surroundings and themselves. The next time you think about text-walking, you may want to consider waiting until you come to a stop and consider this: the poles on campus are not cushioned, the sidewalk is painful and walking into a window, door or tree can cause embarrassment and potential ridicule from all your friends. Is it worth it?
Video of Texting and Walking
this problem is just stupid, people should be smart enough not to walk around with their noses buried in their phones all the time. if people weren't so addicted to technology maybe people wouldn't be falling in to holes in the ground.
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