"Cellphones, walking a perilous mix; More than 1,000 pedestrians went to ER in 2008" by Matt Richtel, New York Times | January 17, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO - There is another growing problem caused by lower-stakes multitasking - distracted walking - which combines a pedestrian, an electronic device, and an unseen crack in the sidewalk, the pole of a stop sign, a toy left on the living room floor, or a parked (or sometimes moving) car....
Most times, the mishaps that befall the distracted walker are minor, like the lightly dinged head and broken fingernail....
--more--"Seriously, the NYT is investigating that?
I'm NEVER AGAIN paying for such garbage, and haven't since Dec 31, 2007.
Let it ring, readers, let it ring.
