I am not going to lie, I am a huge texter. And I am definitely guilty of texting and walking almost everywhere I go. It is a huge problem, I’ll be the first to admit it. People can’t let their phones leave their side. A minute can’t go by from when they receive a text and when they reply. Thankfully walking and texting is as a big of a problem, in my opinion, as texting and driving but it’s still something to be concerned about. What happen if sometime someone is texting and walking and tries to cross the street without paying attention when a car is coming. Even though this situation won’t happen frequently it is still something of concern. I think a good tactic to get the word out would be through social media. Social media is something everyone uses now days. Plus almost everyones phones have a social media site on them. It would be a fast and effect way to get the word about the problem of texting and walking.
Using social media to inform people of this problem is a good idea!
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I agree that many people text and walk and dont pay attention because I do this too. I think since were always in our phones, an alert by social media would be a great way to catch our attention.