Texting While Walking Can Land You in ER

Head's up! Walking with your head down while you text can land you in the emergency room.

Reports of injuries to distracted walkers treated at hospital emergency rooms have more than quadrupled in the past seven years and are almost certainly underreported, according to an Associated Press report.

has become known for it's aggressive campaign to discourage distracted driving. And that slogan works for distracted walking as well.

Philadelphia officials are drafting a safety campaign that will be aimed in part at pedestrians who are looking at their devices instead of where they're going. One of the messages will be "pick your head up."

Pennsylvania's law took effect in March. 

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