Text, Walk & Work
QUICK CHECK ANSWERS:
1. Smombies.
2.  a) Electronic devices.  
  b) Beeps, buzzes, dings, vibrates.  
  c) Hit of dopamine.  
  d) Student's opinion.  
  e) Reason for student's opinion.
3.  a) Speed, step length, body sway and arm swing 
used for balance.  
  b) Head down, neck stiff, arms locked at the 
side.
4.  a) Hires security guards to guard entrance to 
their parking structure.
  b) Street-level walker lights called glowing 
crosswalks.
  c) Tickets.
  d) Student's opinion.
  e) Reason for opinion.
5.  Cause workers to miss one or more workdays. 
Cause the employer loss of productivity.  Cause 
the employer high medical insurance costs.
6.   a) 4.4 feet per second for normal walking.
  b) 3.3 feet per second for texting while walking.
7.  Been bumped by someone:  
  a) 18-24 70%
  b) 35-44 54%
  c) 55-64 42%
8.  Bumped into something or someone
  a) 18-24 51%
  b) 35-44 19%
  c) 55-64 10%
9.  a) Good morning or good afternoon.
  b) Employee handbook.
  c) No.
  d) Keep your texts brief and not texting them 
after business hours.
  e) Abbreviations.
  f) Negative words: failure or wrong. 
  g) Friendly words: our, we, us.
  h) To give important or bad news.  If it takes 	
over 3 texts to answer your question.
  i) All work-related texts before sending.