Texting and walking... a surefire way to the ER?

LOL! I watched somebody at the mall walk right into a glass portion of a store wall where they thought there was a door because they were texting. It was pretty funny and I had to get away quickly because I didn't want them to hear or see me laughing. I use my cell at home sometimes - if it's one of my 'free' numbers calling, on weekends, or after 9 pm. I wish there was such a thing as a bluetooth for home phones because it's so much nicer than having to hold the stupid handset. Yes I'm aware I'm getting spoiled! I like to be on the phone while I cook or post or clean or whatever, and for that I need my hands free.

Hehehe that would be me walking into the glass door - minus cell LOL As for bluetooth not exactly but I have a GE phone that is solely to use with earphones. It has a wireless headset and I use it when I'm doing something else and I'm on the phone at the same time :):)

I bought a hands free that plugs into one of my home handsets, but I'd still have to put the phone in my pocket or on the counter right by me in order to not pull the plug. My friend complained that she couldn't hear me very well on it though, so that's why I'd like to find something like a bluetooth that works with landline phones. I hear they exist, they are probably more expensive OR maybe not compatible with my home phone. It's a vtech with 3 handsets

Well thanks boo! Now I'm cured and whether there's a manhole there or not, I'll be dropping onto my butt! ROFL. I can just see it! lol

LOL! So you're a walking disaster? Don't walk and eat, don't walk and talk on the phone, don't walk and talk to another person, don't drive and listen to music or a conversation, don't try to drink juice and walk? Hehehe. I can just see you dropping down a manhole with juice spraying out your nose and your cell phone flying up in the air!

That's why I do it too... i have a text plan so texting is always cheaper than calling except for certain numbers. My pool of anytime/anybody minutes is small to keep my plan cost down, but I do average a couple thousand minutes to one of my free numbers. I have a few friends that I text daily, plus my kids. Text is a great way to keep in touch with teens, they will text so it works as a reliable way to keep posted and stay up to date on their plans, where they are, etc etc. Whining also does not translate thru text, or if it does, it's not as annoying as it is to HEAR it lol.

The problem is that some people can, and some people cannot, and those who cannot make headlines by getting injured and run over, and it ends up ruining everything for the people who can - who get berated for being able to multitask lol.

Um yeah, we do not want you getting hit by a car. As long as people are careful in places like parking lots, it's not a big deal.

Oh yes and by the way I can not think of a time that I got hurt while texting. I have dropped my phone in the toilet by accident, um... yea.

I really don't see the point in riding a bike (with no hands) or riding a horse and texting. I hear people complaining about people texting on public transportation or texting as a passenger in a car and I think that is weird. If you're just a passenger, it's perfectly safe to be texting. If you're the driver or rider, probably not so much (as proven by this article!).

it is seriously now my favorite thing to do now. i hardly talk to people on the phone any more. but boy do you have to be careful!! LOL

I text more often in the car before getting out, inside stores, etc, than I do walking around outside. Like sparkofinsanity said, we could fall down a manhole lol.

Sauteed phone with mushrooms, anybody? LOL! Seriously I would be so dismayed if I cooked my phone. Even with replacement insurance it would be troublesome for me. My daughter threw one in the toilet once and another one she pitched in the trash (when she was 14 months and 18 months respectively) so I am no stranger to losing phones.

That's the thing though! It is amazing how much common sense people do NOT have when they are getting injured by texting and walking. I don't get injured, I have bumped or almost bumped into things before but like I said, I walk slow, if I were to collide with something, it wouldn't cause much damage.

I use my handsfree headset in the car, I don't hold a phone. I used to, though before the law was changed. If I'm tired, I don't though because I find it harder to do anything when I'm tired.

Aha, so you text responses to mylot from your phone? I have done that exactly twice - while I was in Starbucks waiting for my friend to arrive! I have a full keyboard though so it's easier. I just could not believe the article when I saw it, it was one of those that pops up as one of the day's hot stories on msn.

This problem reminds me of a warning label I have seen on a hairdryer - do not use while sleeping. I have also seen a warning label on a wood chipper - do not insert any body parts. Ok, here comes what I have to say about warnings like these! To most people, these are understatements. WHY would you use a hairdryer while sleeping or think it was a good idea to stick your foot in a wood chipper? Right, most people would never even have these ideas cross their minds. For some people, they just happened to wade into the wrong end of the gene pool and things like this occur to them quite frequently as a fun idea. They don't think of it in a horrified manner, wondering WHY?!, like most people, they kind of go 'do do do do do... hmmm.. why NOT?' MOST people fall into the first category, they wouldn't do something that dumb. I think MOST people can walk and text. The problems happen when you have one or two that can't, or somebody who gets a horrific head injury or gets smashed flat because they walked into a street. I wish that people did not take these things so seriously and then assume that EVERYBODY would do those things just because a handful of people that garners a lot of media attention do.

You're not just lucky, I have the same 'luck' although I am usually stopped if I text in my car lol.

I do red lights and stop signs too. I use mine for directions occasionally, I just prop it in my lap with the text information displayed so I know where to turn and how far to go. I can access mapquest too so I could even have a map displayed if I needed it. I don't have a navigation system in my car.