WalkSafe, as the app is known, can detect cars moving 30 miles per hour at more than 160 feet, notifying the unwary user via auditory and vibrating alerts that in addition to whatever bad news his/her mom/girlfriend/boyfriend/lawyer is dishing out via the phone line, he or she is also about to be struck down mid-stride. Why look around when you can look at your phone? (via Video: Phone App For Distracted Pedestrians Detects When You’re About to Get Hit By a Car | Popular Science)

WalkSafe, as the app is known, can detect cars moving 30 miles per hour at more than 160 feet, notifying the unwary user via auditory and vibrating alerts that in addition to whatever bad news his/her mom/girlfriend/boyfriend/lawyer is dishing out via the phone line, he or she is also about to be struck down mid-stride.

Why look around when you can look at your phone?

(via Video: Phone App For Distracted Pedestrians Detects When You’re About to Get Hit By a Car | Popular Science)

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