Post by Logan on Mar 26, 2016 4:03:02 GMT -6
Here is another reason to take a break from texting or talking on your smartphone while walking in New Jersey: a possible $50 fine.
A bill proposed this week by Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt (D., Camden) would impose a fine of up to $50 and possibly 15 days in jail for pedestrians caught using their cellphones without hands-free devices while walking on public sidewalks and along roadways.
If the bill becomes law, "petextrians" - people who text while walking - would face the same penalties as jaywalkers in New Jersey.
"I see it every single day," Lampitt said Friday. "Maybe they will think twice about it."
A report released in 2015 by the Governors Highway Safety Association found an increase in pedestrian fatalities, and cited texting while walking as partly to blame.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20160326_Will_cellphone_use_while_walking_be_banned_in_N_J__.html
A bill proposed this week by Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt (D., Camden) would impose a fine of up to $50 and possibly 15 days in jail for pedestrians caught using their cellphones without hands-free devices while walking on public sidewalks and along roadways.
If the bill becomes law, "petextrians" - people who text while walking - would face the same penalties as jaywalkers in New Jersey.
"I see it every single day," Lampitt said Friday. "Maybe they will think twice about it."
A report released in 2015 by the Governors Highway Safety Association found an increase in pedestrian fatalities, and cited texting while walking as partly to blame.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20160326_Will_cellphone_use_while_walking_be_banned_in_N_J__.html