Phones May Be Smart; Users – not so much

For all our knowledge and good intentions, we humans tend to be a stupid bunch. We do lots of dumb things we know perfectly well are not good for us; eat the wrong foods, smoke, stay up too late, drive too fast, etc. A recent study demonstrates the latest idiotic thing many of us do: completely disregard our surroundings as we walk and talk or text on our cell phones. While driverless cars may be a solution to distracted drivers, there is no such "easy" solution on the horizon for so-called "distracted pedestrians." However, employers and payers might be wise to at least b...