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Published 25 May, 2011 09:30:00 Here and Now
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More than 1,000 went to the emergency room in 2008 due to texting while walking. Should texting while walking be regulated like texting while driving?


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Pedestrians are walking into telephone poles, cars and fountains, sending them to the hospital or worse. Boston Globe’s Beth Teitell talks with Here and Now about how some states across the country are trying to address the public health concern.

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