A new study shows that distracted walking could be as dangerous as distracted driving. Researchers at the University of British Columbia found that pedestrians on their phones were 46% more likely to ...

A new University of Washington and Harborview study finds a lot of us are risking getting run-over by texting and walking. The study looked at over a thousand pedestrians at Seattle’s 20 ...

This article was updated July 28 to reflect the latest news on the distracted walking law in Honolulu, Hawaii. The first time I wrote about distracted walking, all I could think about were the flood ...

Over the past several years, we've spilled a fair amount of virtual ink on the subject of distracted driving and its effect on the nation's traffic fatality rate. What we haven't discussed very often ...

We all need to do better, because most of us are guilty of paying more attention to our phones than surroundings. Next month, Accident Analysis & Prevention will publish a study revealing that 1,500 ...

Distracted walkers are everywhere these days. Take a stroll along any busy street and you’ll see them, checking their phones, sending texts, making a call, and listening to music. Sometimes all at ...