Smartphones and stupid walking

A smart phone in the hands of a less than smart person, at least whilst they are firmly gripping their handset seems to be increasing; then they attempt to walk intent on tapping the screen whilst weaving down the street.

This is annoying to the average pedestrian sharing the footpath, they are trying their best to navigate past their slow moving counterpart whilst they appear to be doing their utmost to impede their movement.

This is compounded at traffic crossings, our smart phone operator is usually busy updating their online status as the signal to walk turns from red to green, people are walking and mayhem takes place. People travelling in different directions collide, people trying to stumble across the road before the light turns red again - mass confusion.

I have seen smart phone users walk out on the road with a red light illuminated nearly hit by oncoming traffic with their head buried in their screen, earphones in and totally oblivious to the oncoming danger. The term situational awareness seems to be two random words forced together in the same sentence by accident.