"Pedextrian" Accidents On The Rise

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --  It's a familiar site on streets across America; people walking with their eyes on their phone instead of the road. The urban dictionary even has a word for it, pedextrian.

"10 years ago, I would walk on the street and it would be rare to see people on their phones," said Oscar Moran. "Now almost everybody that I see is on their phones."

"I know I shouldn't, but I still do it," said Jordan Benston, after being caught video-chatting while crossing the street.

The internet is full of videos of people on their phones having accidents, but some can be more serious than others.

Distracted walking injuries are becoming so common, the National Safety Council (NSC) is including them in its annual injury report for the first time.

The group says the numbers have jumped with the growth of cell use, from less than five-hundred in the year 2000 to more than two-thousand in 2011.

It's common for distracted pedestrians to fall on the sidewalk or wander into traffic, but the NSC found 52 percent of walking injuries happen at home.

"When you think about the home environment some of the most dangerous situations could be on the stairs, where people can have a really bad fall," said Debbie Hershman, the CEO of the National Safety Council.

Hershman says the most common injuries include sprains and concussions.