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Originally Posted by theducks
Appalling?
I see the 'Looking only at their Device' people walk off the curb without looking at /for the traffic-'Don't Walk' sign  |
I guess I see reads-while-walking as being a sidewalk kind of thing, whereas while driving is inherently part of -while-doing-dangerous-things.
Done properly, reads-while-walking is totally safe, whereas Driving Under the Book (DUB ~= DUI) fundamentally has no safety mechanisms.
People can take anything to extremes. Personally, I feel safe walking on the sidewalk, I would no more cross a crosswalk while reading than I would step off the side into the road.