Distracted by their phone: woman falls off a pier, girl stuck in a trash chute

2. ZayZay posted on 23 Mar 2012, 10:43 1

I see this too often where people are walking and texting and almost walk into people. Annoying when someone almost bumps me until I pretty much yell at them to watch where there going and to stop texting and walking! Obviously it can be dangerous.

3. gwuhua1984 posted on 23 Mar 2012, 10:43 4

Stupidity.........

4. tomn1ce posted on 23 Mar 2012, 10:50 2

I've seen plenty of people attempting to cross the street while texting or on a call without looking to either sides to make sure that they can cross. The funny thing is you hunk your horn at them and they get a fit like its your fault that they are so stupid to be on a phone and forget that they are in the middle of the street when they are not supposed to.

5. greyhulk posted on 23 Mar 2012, 10:52 5

I'd jump into a trash chute to retrieve a $500+ phone. It would be like throwing away a good watch or jewelry, or your laptop.

6. RaKithAPeiRiZ posted on 23 Mar 2012, 11:11 1

nearly died once because of my xperia arc

7. PAPINYC posted on 23 Mar 2012, 11:11 7

iBet they were both using iPhones which made a baaa-haaa-aaaaa- aaaaad situation worse.

If they had been using Android, Google Location services would have warned them of the iMpending danger.

10. savien808 posted on 23 Mar 2012, 11:30 1

when i was in middle school, i walked solidly into a pole cause i was texting....i broke my phone too

11. squallz506 posted on 23 Mar 2012, 12:24 0

i sh!t you not, my local news wgn 9, reported "woman takes long walk off of short pier"

OMGROFLMAO

also did you guys hear about the chef with oral cancer?

12. InspectorGadget80 posted on 23 Mar 2012, 13:57 1

what a dumb idiot. people really need to get off their phone.

13. GeckoHA559 posted on 23 Mar 2012, 15:17 1

Some people think the world revolves around them, when you sound the horn they look up towards you turning away from their phone in the middle of the road and gesture with their arms or say 'what' followed by abuse.

14. wizzardtech posted on 23 Mar 2012, 16:07 2

this women are lucky compared to what happened last year here in toronto that was hit by a truck and died because of texting while crossing the street. not at all times that the driver are focus on whats in front of them. so pls be aware of your sorroundings.

15. warriorbeats posted on 23 Mar 2012, 16:32 0

This is funny!

16. pongkie posted on 23 Mar 2012, 17:33 0

lol thats why there are times i prefer crappy phones

18. christianqwerty posted on 23 Mar 2012, 17:58 0

Today i was walking and tweeting & i fell up the stairs at school, missing a step. i feel her pain.

19. hornetmx posted on 23 Mar 2012, 18:01 1

That lady is probably gonna sue because she fell off the pier and there "should" have been some sort of fence to prevent it. Wouldnt surprise me one bit. That only applied here in the US

20. TMobileRep_52_SwaaaG posted on 23 Mar 2012, 18:47 2

soon we will see a new law banning people from texting whilst walking... smh...

21. Mandroid posted on 24 Mar 2012, 18:16 1

Both women, hmmmmmm.....who wants to bet they were using "itouches"?
On a serious note, why the hell did the coast gaurd/fire department need to get involved? If I were in charge I would have left them there to rot with a giant golden sign proclaiming "Here lies a f***ing idiot. Died of texting." Our tax dollars at work, folks.