Distracted Walkers: New Jersey City Cracks Down on Texting and Walking

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We've all seen distracted walkers using their phones instead of paying attention to the road. Now residents in one New Jersey town can be fined if they text and walk at the same time. Police in Fort Lee have started patrolling streets and intersections hunting for pedestrians on their mobile devices and issuing $85 fines.

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PayThat CEO Since: May 11 2,434 Location hidden	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 May 14, 2012 Judged: 1 1 What's next? Government or big business telling us when we should take piss?
Mr_Bill “It's a Brand New Day” Since: Feb 06 19,526 New Rochelle	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 May 14, 2012 PayThat CEO wrote: What's next? Government or big business telling us when we should take piss? They already have, Billy Carter.
radiofreeamerica Holiday, FL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 May 14, 2012 These people cant even walk and chew gum at the same time.
PayThat CEO Since: May 11 2,434 Location hidden	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 May 14, 2012 Judged: 1 1 radiofreeamerica wrote: These people cant even walk and chew gum at the same time. But it's not government's responsibility to take control of them.
radiofreeamerica Holiday, FL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 May 14, 2012 PayThat CEO wrote: <quoted text> But it's not government's responsibility to take control of them. Actually I was making more of a joke than statement about the issue.Gov ernment does require the public to not drink and drive or not to speed well beyond the speed limit when driving their cars-just to mention examples of government control in our lives.
Christina Lewis “Dont speak for me” Since: Apr 10 283 Alabama	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #7 May 17, 2012 PayThat CEO wrote: <quoted text> But it's not government's responsibility to take control of them. OMG.I agree
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