We all know that texting while driving is downright dangerous, but what about using your cell phone while walking? Researchers at Stony Brook University conducted a study to find out. They showed participants a target on the floor eight meters away and told them to walk to the target after it and the floor had been obstructed from their view.
One week later the participants were split up into three groups; one control, one which was to walk and talk on the phone and one which was walk and text. The results were clear. The texters walked 33% slower and deviated 61% more off course than the control while the talkers slowed down 16% and deviated 13% off course. Remember this study next time you think about responding to that text while you're cruising down 95. If most people can't even control their own two legs, why take a chance with that 3 ton car you're driving?
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