{"id":1197,"date":"2012-08-02T13:35:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T13:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:07:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:07:28","slug":"cell-phone-use-while-walking-the-safety-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-use-while-walking-the-safety-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell phone use while walking: The safety issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dreamstimefree_71355.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1198\" title=\"Woman chatting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dreamstimefree_71355.jpg\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1198 lazyload\" title=\"Woman chatting\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dreamstimefree_71355.jpg\"><\/a>According to both personal safety experts and government agency officials, distracted walking is a significant and growing problem in this nation.&nbsp; It is not hard to reason out why; it is actually difficult now to find any public space where there are not individuals using their cell phones as they walk.&nbsp; This would not be a problem if cell phones were still used mainly for their original purpose: voice calls.&nbsp; The truth, however, is that the average cell phone user is now spending much more time texting, using apps, and accessing the internet than talking out loud.&nbsp; These uses, of course, require users to look at the screen, and this is why their walking patterns have become distracted.<\/p>\n<p>A young man recently became so distracted while using his cell phone on a train platform that he actually tumbled onto the tracks.&nbsp; Thankfully, he managed to scramble out before a train approached.&nbsp; This is far from the only danger-inducing incident involving cell phone use, however.&nbsp; According to official statistics, emergency room visits that can be traced to distracted walking have increased fourfold in less than a decade, and there is no sign of them slowing in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how states and localities will respond to the growing crisis.&nbsp; It is highly doubtful whether the public would accept bans on texting and walking in the same spirit they accepted such bans on texting and driving.&nbsp; There is a feeling that individuals should be allowed to use their phones as they stroll along, even if it puts them in danger.<\/p>\n<p>Delaware is hoping to encourage safer behavior with a public awareness campaign aimed 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