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Deadly Walking & Jogging
 

Deadly Walking & Jogging

Published January 23rd, 2012

Talking on the phone or wearing headphones while walking, jogging, or running can be deadly- yet everybody does it.

A recent study found headphones were the cause of 116 reported pedestrian deaths and injuries in a seven year period.

However texting and walking may be even more dangerous than running with headphones.

According to an Ohio State University study, 1,000 pedestrians visited an emergency room in a recent year because they were distracted and fell, tripped, or ran into something while using a cell phone or texting.

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