US town fines people for texting while walking
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US town fines people for texting while walkingA town in New Jersey has started to fine people for walking and texting at the same time.
Officers in Fort Lee have handed out fliers telling people that 'text-walking' is an illegal activity.
New Jersey police have apparently issued 117 tickets for reckless walking over the last month.
Thomas Ripoli, chief of the Fort Lee Police Department, told ABC News: "It's a big distraction. Pedestrians aren't watching where they're walking, and they're not aware."
Some residents are not happy about the development, with a woman named Sue Chloe saying: "When I walk I still look around. I'm not like constantly looking down the whole time."
A study conducted at Stony Brook University in New York found that texters are 60 percent more likely to veer off line than non-texters.
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Re: US town fines people for texting while walkingI love this.
So sick of every international asian on campus with their new 4GS browsing and trying to walk at the same time and getting in my ****ing way.
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Re: US town fines people for texting while walkingThey hate pedestrians in the USA, you can get jumped on and beaten up for not crossing the road properly, even if safely.(Original post by hbk4894)
A town in New Jersey has started to fine people for walking and texting at the same time.
Officers in Fort Lee have handed out fliers telling people that 'text-walking' is an illegal activity.
New Jersey police have apparently issued 117 tickets for reckless walking over the last month.
Thomas Ripoli, chief of the Fort Lee Police Department, told ABC News: "It's a big distraction. Pedestrians aren't watching where they're walking, and they're not aware."
Some residents are not happy about the development, with a woman named Sue Chloe saying: "When I walk I still look around. I'm not like constantly looking down the whole time."
A study conducted at Stony Brook University in New York found that texters are 60 percent more likely to veer off line than non-texters.
From Digital Spy.
