Preventing Falls and Staying Safe with Dr. Wayne Gradman

The first rule is very simple. It's looking where you're going. I call it the 20-foot rule. Always know what's 20 feet in front of you. That is how I tripped many times and fell a couple times. It is especially important that you not walk and use a cell phone. That is a real no-no. It's on my cover, and that includes people who are young. I mean, you— I, I stood on a street corner once watching people cross the street looking at their cell phone. It was just insane. Yeah. And interestingly enough, even when you cross the street, there is an offset between the tarmac and the, and the, and the concrete that's there. You think you're walking off a curb, you paid attention, you looked at the curb, but you didn't see this offset. And I've seen people fall right in the middle of the street because of that. So awareness is so, so important.