SYDNEY: Texting - and to a lesser extent reading - on the cellphone while on the road affects your ability to walk and balance. This may impact the safety of people who text and walk at the same time, shows research. Scientists at University of Queensland in Australia studied the effect of cellphone use on body movement while walking in 26 individuals. Each person walked at a comfortable pace in a straight line over a distance of nearly 8.5 metre while doing one of three tasks - walking without the use of a phone, reading text on a mobile phone, or typing text on a mobile phone. Texting, and .. Read More
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