Walking around campus with their heads bent, students tap away on their phones. They are nearly bumping into people or poles, strolling off the sidewalk or into the road. You’ve seen one or been one: a distracted walker.
However, some students would not consider themselves at risk.
“It never [hurt me] before but I guess it could if I’m not paying attention,” said student Claire Cowan. “I’m not usually in a hurry, but I probably don’t walk as fast when I’m texting because I’m concentrating on something else.”
Cowan said because she hasn’t been in any mishap, it is not an issue for her.
But texting while walking has been proven to be a danger to pedestrians.