Comments on: Texting And Walking: Bad Idea http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/2009/08/texting-walking-bad-idea/ There Is Always A Theory: politics, anarchy, religion, atheism and science. now with poetry! Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:40:08 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Synonymous http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/2009/08/texting-walking-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Synonymous Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:30:17 +0000 http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/?p=37#comment-48 Looks like I'm not the only to notice this worrying trend, just one of the first! There are new technologies being developed to combat the problem but I fear that these will lead to complacency and therefore more danger. Article By Brooke Donald of Google's Associated Press: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iytu4R3F-KtRkE9GLNVKB6aBM7YQD9GOQHRG1 Looks like I’m not the only to notice this worrying trend, just one of the first! There are new technologies being developed to combat the problem but I fear that these will lead to complacency and therefore more danger.

Article By Brooke Donald of Google’s Associated Press:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iytu4R3F-KtRkE9GLNVKB6aBM7YQD9GOQHRG1

]]> By: Synonymous http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/2009/08/texting-walking-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Synonymous Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:51:27 +0000 http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/?p=37#comment-29 I hate it when Peds walk in the cycle lane. You wouldn't catch them walking down the middle of the road! I think cyclists should point out their stupidity instead of muttering to themselves as they manoeuvre around them. I hate it when Peds walk in the cycle lane. You wouldn’t catch them walking down the middle of the road! I think cyclists should point out their stupidity instead of muttering to themselves as they manoeuvre around them.

]]> By: Michael O'Neill http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/2009/08/texting-walking-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Michael O'Neill Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:57:50 +0000 http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/?p=37#comment-26 Oh yes what fun. Cycling to work, turn a corner and almost collide with idiot pedestrian in middle of cycle lane, walking head down, listening to ipod and texting. Oh how I laugh as I aim direct for them, point 500 lumex of bike leds into their face and shout WAKEEEY WAKEEEEEY!! They however never seem to appreciate the joke....... Oh yes what fun. Cycling to work, turn a corner and almost collide with idiot pedestrian in middle of cycle lane, walking head down, listening to ipod and texting. Oh how I laugh as I aim direct for them, point 500 lumex of bike leds into their face and shout WAKEEEY WAKEEEEEY!!
They however never seem to appreciate the joke…….

]]> By: Synonymous http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/2009/08/texting-walking-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Synonymous Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:45:07 +0000 http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/?p=37#comment-5 Thank you, spread the word about this menace! Tell people as you walk past them, that's what I do. Say "Bad Idea!", they should get the message in that few a syllables! Thank you, spread the word about this menace! Tell people as you walk past them, that’s what I do. Say “Bad Idea!”, they should get the message in that few a syllables!

]]> By: James http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/2009/08/texting-walking-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-4 James Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:32:26 +0000 http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/?p=37#comment-4 Lol yes so true but sadly I do it even the quick lol but this has opened my eyes! (Literally xD)! Lol yes so true but sadly I do it even the quick lol but this has opened my eyes! (Literally xD)!

]]> By: Garret McMahon http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/2009/08/texting-walking-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Garret McMahon Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:22:30 +0000 http://www.michaelwharton.co.uk/?p=37#comment-2 Well said, sir. Well said, sir.

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