Reading or writing text messages while you are walking is dangerous. A new study says it is more dangerous than texting while driving. The study is about at by down from in into of on over per to the University about at by down from in into of on over per to Buffalo in the USA. Researchers found that there are more injuries about at by down from in into of on over per to kilometer to texting pedestrians than there are to texting motorists. Their report says walking is not as easy as we think it is. We need to focus about at by down from in into of on over per to many things about at by down from in into of on over per to the same time to walk safely about at by down from in into of on over per to a straight line. The research team said that people forget how to walk properly, so dangerous things happen about at by down from in into of on over per to them. They bump about at by down from in into of on over per to walls and other people, walk about at by down from in into of on over per to cars, fall about at by down from in into of on over per to things in the street, and even fall into holes or about at by down from in into of on over per to stairs. A University about at by down from in into of on over per to Buffalo professor said walking is a complex action. He said there are several reasons why texting stops people about at by down from in into of on over per to walking properly. One reason is that they cannot see the path ahead about at by down from in into of on over per to them. Another is that they are focused about at by down from in into of on over per to their fingers on their mobile phone keyboard instead about at by down from in into of on over per to their feet on the street. A final reason is that their minds are somewhere else and not about at by down from in into of on over per to thinking about at by down from in into of on over per to walking from A about at by down from in into of on over per to B safely. The professor said about at by down from in into of on over per to 6,000 people visited his hospital last year because they were injured while texting. He said the worst cases are head injuries. When a pedestrian is tossed about at by down from in into of on over per to the air after being hit about at by down from in into of on over per to a car, he/she has nothing to protect the head, and the damage can be serious.