Which do you think is more dangerous: walking while texting, walking while talking or walking while listening to music?
People who send text messages from their smartphones while crossing the street compromise their safety more than the users who talk on the phone or listen to music while out and about, according to a new study published in the journal Injury Prevention.
The first set of findings should be music to any Spotify SPOT, +5.33% or Pandora fan’s ears: listening to music was not associated with a greater risk of potentially risky pedestrian behaviors. But text messages proved to be the most dangerous distraction, as texters were “significantly” less likely to look left and right before crossing the street, according to the analysis, and they showed moderately increased rates of collisions and close calls with other people and vehicles. Those who were busy texting also took longer to cross the road, and missed more opportunities to cross safely.
Indeed, Americans spend most of their waking hours staring at screens. The average person spends more than 11 hours on a tablet or phone every single day.
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