This article was updated July 28 to reflect the latest news on the distracted walking law in Honolulu, Hawaii. The first time I wrote about distracted walking, all I could think about were the flood ...

(NEW YORK) — We’ve all been warned about the dangers of distracted driving. But what about distracted walking? A government report released Monday highlights an unsettling trend: After decades of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Research analyzing actual pedestrian interactions with vehicles on busy streets concludes that distracted pedestrians face higher safety risks compared with undistracted road users. The study found ...

A new University of Washington and Harborview study finds a lot of us are risking getting run-over by texting and walking. The study looked at over a thousand pedestrians at Seattle’s 20 ...

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 ...

Spend time on any crowded sidewalk and you’ll see heads bent over and eyes cast downward. One recent study of college students found that one-quarter of people crossing intersections were glued to a ...

Of all the senseless ways to end up in the emergency room, getting injured because you're walking while using your cell phone has to be up near the top. Yet at least 1,500 Americans told that ...

Hunching over a device can mess with your gait, slow you down and poison your mood. And that’s before you trip and fall. By Markham Heid Spend time on any crowded sidewalk and you’ll see heads bent ...