With more and more car accidents attributed to…

With more and more car accidents attributed to " 1 driving" it's become clear just how dangerous it can be to fiddle with your cell phone while behind the wheel. Now it seems more and more people are 2 to safely use their mobile gadgets while walking. The number of distracted walkers injured seriously enough to be treated at hospital 3 rooms have more than quadrupled in the past seven years, according to the Associated Press. That's not even counting the untold 4 of stubbing your toe or doing that little trip-run move across the sidewalk. These hospital cases are people who get hit by cars, fall off curbs or even onto train tracks because they're too busy 5, surfing the Web or in some other way too distracted to watch where they're going. There were about 1,150 such incidents last year. There isn't any hard 6 yet that proves pedestrian gadget distraction increases the chances of pedestrian mishaps. Still, it's hard to argue with the anecdotal evidence available at the nearest street corner. Perhaps you've seen the video of the walker in California who's 7 so hard on his mobile device that he almost bumps into a bear? Don't be that guy.