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Texting Safely, You Need A Seeing Eye Person, Watch This Funny Video That Might Be A Good Idea

Chris Allen — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:13:41 +0000

We've heard the story that it's so unsafe to drive and text. Surveys have shown it's worse than driving drunk. Have you seen the video of the woman who walks into a wishing pool at a mall because she is texting. The guy who fell in a man hole for texting and walking.

'Sleep Texting' Is Now a Thing Among Teenagers

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:19:22 +0000

Being a teenager is a perilous time in one’s life as a not-quite fully developed brain will cause the teen to make all kinds of questionable decisions. Now thanks to a new phenomenon called sleep-texting, the teenager can even make these bad decisions while they are catching z’s. According to a study by Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor at Villanova University, more and [...]

Texting And Walking Could Put You In The Emergency Room

Chris Allen — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:00:22 +0000

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 1,200 people were treated in US emergency rooms last year after walking-related mishaps associated with handheld devices.

How many people have you seen walking, looking into their phone, not paying attention to anything around them? Are you one of those people? Turns out this behavior is more dangerous than you think.