http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Txting while walking - new patent!! en Sat, 16 May 2026 22:14:07 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12455#post-146774 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:38:58 +0000 PS 146774@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>This is fine for voice calls</em></p> <p>I'd disagree with this. Punters talking on their phones while walking are *way* more likely to be unaware of their surroundings than those not. I've seen loads of callers stepping out into traffic, walking directly into other peds' paths. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12455#post-146758 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:52:08 +0000 Focus 146758@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Or, I don't know, you could just <em>stop</em> for a moment to text? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12455#post-146754 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:44:37 +0000 wingpig 146754@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Back in the days of a nice old-fashioned hardware T9 keypads it was perfectly possible to write text whilst not looking at the phone, devoting all available visual inputs to safe pedestrianism. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12455#post-146745 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:35:21 +0000 steveo 146745@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Meh, there was an android app doing the same thing a few years ago. It made me queezy... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12455#post-146740 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:27:49 +0000 chdot 146740@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"any data on people falling down holes because they were texting?"</p> <p>There will be one. </p> <p>Plenty walk in front of cars/bikes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12455#post-146737 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:22:58 +0000 gembo 146737@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Texting whilst walking should be illegal.oh wait, any data on people falling down holes because they were texting? The transparent I-phone more of a gimmic? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12455#post-146736 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:14:40 +0000 chdot 146736@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Due to their inherently mobile nature, smartphones are often used while moving. This is fine for voice calls, but could be problematic for operations that demand visual attention like reading or writing text messages. Aside from appearing antisocial, texting could potentially cause bodily harm if a user operates their device while walking. </p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/14/03/27/apples-transparent-texting-tech-lets-iphone-users-safely-message-while-moving" rel="nofollow">http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/14/03/27/apples-transparent-texting-tech-lets-iphone-users-safely-message-while-moving</a> </p>