No Aircraft
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
While I was preparing to wing walk a plane into [the gate] a vehicle started driving into the gate area.  The vehicle was heading straight towards me until the driver appears to have seen me and jerked the vehicle back. As the vehicle went by; the young man was texting or doing something on his phone while driving. This unsafe behavior could have easily led to an accident or injury and is inappropriate.
Air carrier ramp employee reported a near-collision with a ground vehicle while he was wing walking an aircraft into the gate.