[Responsibility2nd]

Often times they are on a cell phone or texting....

 

Nailed it.

 

Just like idiot drivers who text or talk - these pedestrians are totally clueless as they stand in the middle of things texting away.

[NativeNewYorker]

I’ve seen folks texting, head down, while jaywalking.

[ETL]

But plenty of times it has nothing to do with texting or talking on a cell. They just can’t seem to reason well enough to see that what they’re doing is dumb and/or potentially dangerous. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve likely saved some mindless dope (on a cell or not) from getting hit by a car crossing the street.