Texting/Using Smartphone Increasing Number Of Injuries For Pedestrians

It is no wrong that technology is our best friend in modern lifestyle. We consume our most of time while sending messages to our friends, sharing videos with one another and texting is one of them. But the fact is that technology is also a big risk to our lives?

When a person is texting on their smartphone and never focusing on the road while walking, there is a possibility of a slip or fall at a certain point and get involved in an accident. But the bigger risk associated with the drivers of a car when they are texting and never looking towards the road.

There is also a research associated with the cases shows that people that use a smartphone while they are walking on the road have more chance of injury. They have found out these symptoms while studying the facts and figures of 30 teen participants walking 30 feet in the clean footpath. But there is also another fact shows that death tool of people using a smartphone is rising every year and the injury consequences of texting are also increased when it comes to pedestrians.

These all are the risks associated with the pedestrians while the car drivers using the mobile phone are also at extreme risk of injury and accident. The fact is that when they use mobile phone their eyes never get enough attention of the road and focal point turns towards mobile instead of a road.

Why is mobile phone getting enough attention in our world?

The reason is that people never want to miss anything on social media. We are often attaching to social media including Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, and Snapchat. These all are popular platforms when it comes to connecting with your friends and family.

We always looking forward to latest status update from our friends. We make comments on them and like or dislike the posts. It is becoming a trend of modern life and this is a reason people never stay away from their smartphone. They are ready for updating their profile at every single moment of life.

What are the risks?

The government officials added that if the habit of people remains constant then the injuries to pedestrians and car drivers grew rapidly. Usually walking injuries to the people caught due to colliding with the walls, falling down stairs, missing a step or going in traffic. The study also shows that texting pedestrians are always risky to them.

If you ever become a victim of injury while texting mobile phone but happens due to someone's negligence then you have to engage personal injury solicitor in Burnley with your case to learn facts and figures.