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97. Texting while walking can be dangerous
2013-09-06
Several states in America have made it illegal to text while driving. Today, we talk about how texting while walking can be just as dangerous, especially among young people.
Sixteen-year-old Tessa Youngner sees walking to school as a chance to do what she likes best: listen to music.
“There is a lot of work to be done, especially in high school. When you take harder classes, so there’s not always a lot of free time to listen to music or watch TV or be with friends.”
Two other teenagers, Andrew Summers and Nailah Philips, also admit to using wireless devices a lot while on the go.
These Virginia students attended a class about the risks of distracted walking. A group called Safe Kids Worldwide organized the event.
Linda Watkins is Injury Prevention Coordinator for Safe Kids Worldwide. She says she understands why young people do not see a problem with walking while texting or listening to music.
“Kids these days think that they can really multi-task. So they think that, `I can listen to my music. I can watch for the traffic, and then I can cross the street all at the same time.`”
But often, she says, teenagers do not realize how dangerous crossing the street has become.