More people are texting while walking, and it may contribute to unsafe pedestrian behavior. A study just published by the journal Injury Prevention observed over 1000 people crossing an intersection. Those who were texting while crossing took almost two extra seconds to cross, 18% slower than average and were 3.9 times more likely to display an unsafe crossing behavior. These include disobeying the lights, crossing mid-intersection, or failing to look both ways. More people were texting (7.3%) vs. talking on a handheld phone (6.2%).
Source: http://walking.about.com/b/2012/12/17/texting-while-walking-makes-street-crossings-less-safe.htm
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