Constantly fiddling with our phones as we walk down the street, through the intersection, and everywhere else, is (and has been) the norm. I’m as bad as the next person with this, but I’m hoping that my next phone will have me going cold turkey.

These mini computers own our focus and attentions while we walk down the street. It’s led to a ripple-effect of slow-walkers, colliders, and thieves. Nobody is as alert and at their best with their eyes buried in their glowing screen.

As Apple enters the large-end sector of the smart phone market, it will push that size to the mainstream. Samsung has sold their Note devices for years, but they haven’t hit the level of public ubiquity Apple’s devices always seem to rise to. As I’ve said, these giant phones aren’t for everybody, but they are selling well. As these units deliver, I’ll be curious if the large number of those units sold will have any impact on street flow.

While our current standard walk-and-futz pattern has been established on reckless behavior and the belief that we’re too well coordinated to screw up, this might be the breaking point.

As Christina Warren has reported at Mashable, 6 Plus owners have quickly learned their new toys have to be used with both hands. Which leaves no hand free for the coffees, umbrellas, and bags that our mornings, afternoons, and evenings require. Apple’s going to need to start selling pairs of iArms if they expect the 6 Plus can be used like every other iPhone.

Early in the release of the 6 Plus, Chris Plante at The Verge wrote about the tension of owning a huge phone.

This kind of reaction is likely born from a thinner than ever form, and its more-rounded-than ever edges. Combining to discourage even the most proud user from thinking they were good enough to deal with it in public.

Especially if they don’t own a case.

At the same time, this could make things worse. We could just wind up with stationery phone users who have decided to park themselves in the middle of a busy sidewalk. Still with their heads locked into their screens, but now creating obstacles for the rest of us.

Not like subway commuters don’t have to deal with that problem already. It’s just like the people who decide to stand still in subway station stairwells. No, not panhandlers, just the people who think that’s a great place to take a phone call or plan their next step. People who were never told “Keep Moving and Get Out Of The Way.”

A common thought about the iPhone 6 Plus is that it’s unwieldy size is going to lead to usage of peripherals like the AppleWatch. So we don’t need to take our phones out of our bags or pockets in order to see what’s causing that vibration or ring-tone. I don’t see that happening, because I don’t think Apple’s sold the public on smart watches yet. If that’s the main story, then people will just continue to want smaller phones.

Google Glass is already comically derided, and while the AppleWatch may be more elegant, it’s still just another screen on our bodies. We’re still at a point where one screen on our bodies is enough.