I can vouch for all three steps –field-tested them myself a few times, here on the wooly streets of NYC. Protip: it helps to turn sideways and pretend something else has caught your attention between steps 1 & 2: it robs the typical urban douchemop of their treasured persecution complex when the collision is obviously their fault.

Favorite line from a shoulder-checked texter: “Watch where you’re going!” I chased that motherfucker for half a block.

I should also add that this phenomenon is, sadly, not at all limited to iPads or other Apple devices.