Cell phone distraction turned deadly for a 33 year old Indiana man, but he wasn't driving. He was on foot, looking at an electronic device believed to be a phone or a camera when he plunged off a ...

A new study shows that distracted walking could be as dangerous as distracted driving. Researchers at the University of British Columbia found that pedestrians on their phones were 46% more likely to ...

Of all the senseless ways to end up in the emergency room, getting injured because you're walking while using your cell phone has to be up near the top. Yet at least 1,500 Americans told that ...

The FINANCIAL — A new law in Illinois went into effect on January 1, prohibiting drivers from using cellphones that are not hands-free and California tightened its rules by making it illegal for ...

We've all seen it. Many of us have done it. We treat dog walks as a chance to accomplish two (or three) things at once, leading our pooches around the neighborhood while gazing at our phones, chatting ...

The dangers of talking and texting while driving have gotten a lot of attention, but that's not the only phone habit that could land you in the ER. Safety experts say many people are putting ...

More and more states these days are passing laws against distracted driving, taking particular aim at texting and hand-held cell phone use. Some may balk at the idea of taking away personal freedoms, ...