Using a cell phone is not difficult. Walking is not difficult. Combining the two should not be difficult. But apparently it is. This week’s article addresses the growing number of accidents that are caused by distracted walking. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.
What do you think about the number of pedestrians who go to emergency rooms each year because of accidents that they have while using a cell phone? What do you think about the percentage of people age 16 to 30 who injured themselves? How does this relate to their ability to multitask? What did you think about the study with the clown on a unicycle? Have you ever had an accident while walking and using a cell phone? If so, how did it happen? How did you feel?
21 comments:
I think 1,000 pedestrians who get to emergency rooms each year because of accidents that they have is a lot, and since many high tech phones are in-use, people will get more engaged and that number will be on the rise. I think that the percentage shows that young people are affected the most by these injuries. Because they think that single tasking is unproductive and boring, they start to multitask, especially while walking. Due to these injuries, and the fact that they bump into things because they can’t focus on what’s in front of them, they might become handicapped, and their ability to multi-task will not be as efficient as it was before. I think the study with the clown and the unicycle reinforces the idea of “inattention blindness,” meaning a person can be looking at an object but fail to register it or process what it is. As to whether or not I ever had an accident while walking and using a cell phone, I have not.
I think that having 1000 people going to the emergency room because of accidents that involve cell phones could be little bit lower if people learned to for lack of a better word diet their cell phone use. I also agree with Qussai in that as technology continues to improve and grow the number of cell phone related injures will be on the rise more and more each year. As for the percentage of young people who are injured because of their cellular phones this a surprisingly high percentage of young people suffering from injures in this manner. I would say that while human multitasking is not one of species of strong suits. I also think that as technology continues to evolve this might very well become less and less prevalent as the decades and centuries. I think that the clown on a unicycle study is an unusual one to say the least. Also I would say that the study was done and that the results would have been no different even if they had completely restructured that the results would be identical to what they were.
Aliyah!
1000 people going to the hospitals every year is outrageous and its sad because people will pay more attention to their phones rather than their safety which could be very dangerous. I think there is a high percentage from ages 16-30 in accidents because that’s the age group that mostly are focused on their phone 24/7. This does not relate to their ability to multitask because they cannot walk down the street without running into something or paying attention to their surroundings as well. Also if they were able to multitask then they should not end up in the hospital. I think people need to stop focusing on their phone because the clown on a unicycle brings attention and should be easy to notice but most people were focused on their phone which is sad because they cant remember something that was right in front of them while walking on the sidewalk. One time I was texting without looking where I was going and ended up running in to something, I felt kind of embarrassed but to fix my problem I memorized the keyboard to prevent accidents like that to happen again.
I was very surprised about the number of pedestrians who go to the emergency center each year because of accidents that they had while using their cell phones because I have never heard of anything like that before. I thought it was more likely for older people to injure themselves rather than younger people. This made me realize that younger people are the worst when it comes to multitasking. I thought the study with the clown on a unicycle was funny because it would be very hard to miss a clown on a unicycle. No, luckily, I’ve never been in such accidents in my life.
I think that the number of pedestrians going to the hospitals because of using cell phones is just unbelievable. I don’t get why those people. Can’t they wait till they reach their destinations to make their phone calls and send their text messages? The people from the age of 16 to 30 who injure themselves is really weird because of all of the number of these people, so therefore they should not multitask just for the sake of it when they could injure their lives and put them at stake. I think about the clown on a unicycle is that he can have inattention blindness, which is to look at an object and not be able to tell what it is. I have never had an accident while walking and using a cell phone. I am careful about those things.
I think that 1,000 pedestrians are a lot of people to have many different accidents because of using cell phones while walking in the streets, and I also think that these accidents will keep on happening as long as we have technological phones. I think that the percentage of the young people who got in accidents while talking on the phone while walking is more than the older. This relates to multitask because teenagers think its better to multitask than single tasking. I think that the study of the clown and the unicycle shows how when a person is talking on the phone while walking that sometimes it is hard to realize the object the person is facing when first glance at it. I never had an accident while talking on the cell phone.
1,000 pedestrians?! Wow, that is a huge amount! And that just because of a, mostly, small device to talk to others. The percentages show that, as to expect, mostly younger people have these accidents because the younger people also have the newest phones with tons of functions in it, which can be very distracting. Especially when being in movement. Older people rather sit at home, use a land line phone, or just visit each other in a bakery. Younger people don't have the time for a bakery. They have to go to school or to work. This also shows that many younger people are not very successfull in multitasking. Of course there might be people that can really handle a lot of things at the same time, like walking and talking to someone on the phone, but still it is always a risk. The research shows that many people don't look at what happens around them while on the phone. Even though the eyes might be open and it might look like the person is looking at where he is going, actually they are completely blind. They might have a picture in front of them of the current situation that they are talking about, especially when having a photographic memory, but they might also just see nothing but not notice it. Only after a while they might notice that they have already passed the destination they are walking to, for example. I myself never really had an accident while being on the phone. I anyways don't use the phone much when being on tour. If I do I mostly text but I do it slowly and also look up often to see where I am going and that I don't run into a car. The most "strongest" accident I have ever had is that I bumped into someone or other way around. But I have never injured myself really.
I was surprised at the number of pedestrians, 1000, that visit the emergency room every year are there due to distraction from texting or using their cell phone. I think this number is outrages and it’s extremely pathetic that you could put your life at such risk and danger just because you were impatient and had to answer your friend through text messaging, for example. I think it is a high percentage of the amount of people ranging between the ages of 16-30 but I’m not surprised because these ages are where people use their cell phone a lot. Most kids are impatient and have a need to use their cell phones as they might be bored or ignorant to the risks they put themselves in. This shows that a good amount of people around these ages aren’t successful in multitasking. There are most defiantly many people who can multitask but it still isn’t a strong aspect coming from humans so it’s better to avoid doing many things at once. I think the study with the clown on a unicycle was very interesting and proves humans are incapable of multi tasking and also further proves the idea of inattention blindness which I also found fascinating. As for an accident while walking and using a cell phone I never had. Maybe minor things have happened like bumping into the person in front of me which is humiliating but I never really had an accident.
-Maya
I think that 1000 pedestrians going to emergency rooms as a result of distracted walking is outrageous, as well as unnecessary. The percentage of people of ages 16 to 30 who injure themselves by distracted walking is about 50. This is not a surprising fact to me, seeing as most of the people who walk around on the streets and use cell phones often are in that age group or younger. This also tells us that young brains may not be fully developed yet, and may have some trouble multitasking. The study of the clown and unicycle was disturbing. It said that only 25% of people talking on the cell phone noticed the clown. That was half the number of normal people. This means that the theory of “inattention blindness” must be true, and it must be that the brain subconsciously makes images of the conversation happening, rather than paying attention to its surroundings. I have never had an accident while walking and using a cell phone, and find it quite unbelievable that some people don’t have the ability to do such a seemingly simple task. However, I am known to zone out while on the phone, and say words I am reading rather than thinking if I do both at the same time.
The amount of people going to the emergency room is high but it doesn't clearly state in what region. In the U.S.A or the Americas, Europe, or maybe Monaco? I wouldn't be surprised if it was in the U.S.A in total because it happens to everyone. Teenagers’ text to communicate and tell their daily gossip or ask homework. Graduated teens that are 18-20 years old call to get applications for jobs or something, because a lot of people are losing their jobs last year people are desperate to squeeze in time to talk so they talk while they are walking. Very busy workers need to get a something organized while so they need every second they need. I really don't blame them. I think it’s not an OMG situation. I wouldn’t say oh they are so stupid walking and talking. I would say they are doing whatever they can to improve their lives. Teenagers want to multitask to show intelligence and dominance. They want to show people that they are very smart to use a phone and walk and do whatever else they do. Multitasking is a good thing but in these situations you need to take precautions, everything comes with a consequence. Okay the school study was a fail. Really? I mean it’s a college so people might think it was someone who was going to do an act for a talent show or something else. College and school are places where weird things happen so I don’t blame them of not noticing. In the life of teenagers they’re the people who don’t notice the littlest thing because it is little. If you re asked to find the littlest thing they would concentrate to scrutinize that small detail. I have not had an accident with a phone and myself. I see where I am going. I pay attention, I think before I leap in the outside.
-Jona Stevens
A lot of people when to the emergency room because of accidents while using a cell phone. 1,000 is a lot of people! It seems that the percentage of 16-30 makes sense. Teenagers text and call and use their cell phones much more than any other age groups. And all teenagers somehow they can do anything, but cant. And they cannot multitask. The Clown experiment is really funny; I don’t think ii would be able to miss that. It makes a lot of sense they would make this experiment. I never had a accident while using my cell phone, I don’t use it that much.
Cell phones are a guilty pleasure. I think the number of pedestrians who go to the emergency rooms each year is actually funny. It is funny because it shows how one small peace of technology can ruin a person’s day. The numbers make me feel like we, humans have become addicted to the cell phone, which is hilarious. The percentage of the people ages 16 to 30 who injured themselves show me how important the cell phones are to the most technological age group. It is almost like cell phones have subjugated our lives. I multi-task all the time, but I am always aware of my surroundings, I never get injured in anyway because of multi-tasking, I believe multi-tasking helps me focus. But this statistic relates to the their ability to multi-task because it shows that they simply can’t. If the could, they wouldn’t have injured their selves. The clown study was very interesting because the clown is so noticeable but because of the cell phone, it is like it was never there. I never had an accident while walking and using a cell phone but I have friends who missed a step and hit a poll, they all felt embarrassed, I really thought it was funny.
I think 1,000 is not that much because they are not that serious injuries like a fractured finger or a sprained thumb. I think this percentage is higher than it should be people need to know how to multitask or they need to learn when to put their phones down. The study about the clown was very effective, people take walking and driving nonchalantly and don’t pay attention to what is going on around them not seeing the clown is not dangerous consequence a more dangerous penalty could be the death of yourself or even someone else. I have never had an accident while talking on a phone.
I think 1,000 pedestrians visiting emergency rooms because of accidents related to cell phone usage is far too excessive. The percentage of people aged 16 to 20 injuring themselves is just sad, they should know better not to get too involved in the technology and forget about their surroundings. I think this shows how very untalented they are at multi-taking. I think the study with the clown on a unicycle was effective, and funny; the fact that they could notice a clown is beyond me. Well I have forgotten about what was going on around me because I was on my cell phone, but that doesn’t happen very often; I was walking with my friend, we were crossing the street, I was on my phone and we both forgot about the cars and started walking in the middle of the street until a car honked at us; I felt dumb, but it was rather funny:).-Leen
I do not think that this is such a big deal, according to the article it is said that “Slightly more than 1,000 pedestrians visited emergency rooms in 2008” sure the number might seem decent but if you think it as a whole “every one on earth that use cell phones” then it isn’t such a big deal.I think that the percentage of people age 16 – 30 who injured them self was not due to cell phone, it is true that normally kids would get cell phones at that age but this is hasty generalization. Because according to another article that I’ve read in another class, it is said that at the age of 15-30 is the age of “blaze” in another word, teen. In everybody teen age they would usually get into accident because most of them are always in a hurry that is why accidents happen, but if were to happen because of cell phones then I think that it is due to their lack of concentration. When you are walking and talking on the cell phone, you are not doing only two things at a time, in fact you are actually doing more than 5 things while walking such as breathing, blinking, feeling, listening, talking , and more, the question is, why don’t we walk into a train or not notice a clown in a park while walking and talking on your mobile, but you seem to notice a clown even though you are walking and breathing at the same time?
In my opinion this is due to multitask, a larger percentage of your brain are working on “listening and answering back” than walking that’s why we don’t pay attention much while talking on cell phones. Back to the clown, the research shows that most people don’t pay attention to their surrounding, while they are not concentrating that is why when a thus tries to rob someone, they would usually find an easy target that is on the phone while walking, but that would never happen to me because I always do two or three main things at a time so I’m pretty much used to multitask. I always read while listening to my music, play games while I’m on the phone, and eating while I’m doing my homework. As you can see I’m used to multitask so I’ve never actually gotten into an accident before. But if I were to really get into an accident I would feel kind of humiliated, because I don’t see a person walking into a pole everyday.
I think 1000 pedestrians visiting emergency rooms, so I think this is a big number and its very dangerous issue for that number visiting the hospitals each year caused by accidents that they while using a cell phone. The percentage of people aged 16 to 20 injuring themselves is pathetic; you should always focus on the circumstances around you other than the phone other than their phones. This relate to their ability to multitask is that a lot of amount of people around 16-20 are not good in multitasking which isn’t an ability that I expect everyone to have, I think that no one can multitask completely so it's better not to. I think was the study with the clown on a unicycle grabbed my attention unlike the people in the streets who couldn’t even notice it which proved the idea of intention blindness, which indicated that they couldn’t multitask. I have never experienced an accident while walking and using a cell phone, and if it happened I would’ve felt stupid, sad and pathetic for getting such an accident.
i think that 1,000 pedestrian who are sent to the emergency room because of cellphones accident is a LOT!!! i think that the percentage of 16-30 years old is lot because its the people who use their cell phones most.this relates to the ability to multitask because you cant multistask look you cant cross the road and talk on the phone at the same time because somehow you are not aware of what is going on in the streets and that is how accidents happen. i think that the study of the unicycle and the clown reinforces the idea of people not looking around and being aware of what is going on around.for example someone can be looking but not registering it. as for i never had an accident because of cell phones.
i think that 1,000 pedestrian who are sent to the emergency room because of cellphones accident is a LOT!!! i think that the percentage of 16-30 years old is lot because its the people who use their cell phones most.this relates to the ability to multitask because you cant multistask look you cant cross the road and talk on the phone at the same time because somehow you are not aware of what is going on in the streets and that is how accidents happen. i think that the study of the unicycle and the clown reinforces the idea of people not looking around and being aware of what is going on around.for example someone can be looking but not registering it. as for i never had an accident because of cell phones.
I think that the number of people who get hurt while walking with cell phones is absurd. If people can’t multi task then they shouldn’t be talking while walking. The number of people between the ages of 16-30 who get hurt is surprising, because people would have thought that they would be better at multi-tasking and looking at the road at the same time as using their phone. I think the experiment that the students did with the clown makes sense, because if you’re walking with someone else, you aren't going to be texting, and you would have seen the clown, but if you were texting, then you wouldn’t have been paying attention as much. That’s never happened to me, but I saw it happen to someone in New York, and they looked pretty embarrassed for walking into a stop sign.
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