Campus News
Distracted walking may be just as bad as distracted driving
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Being distracted by a smart phone or an electronic device is not only a concern while driving but also walking. Communications major Emily Nichols was hit by a car last May while walking in the rain to her math class. “After I was hit I looked for my phone first” Nichols said. Recent studies at New Patterson University have shown that pedestrians are brashly walking though busy intersections with don’t walk signs flashing, while on there smart phones or wearing headphones
Officer Geff Blair of the LCC police department is concered with pedestrians not watching where they are going. “Their whole world is in their palm and the things going on around them become less significant, they even ignore them making them more susceptible to being injured.” He said.