Oh sure, while we're at it, let's ban listening to music, reading a book/pamphlet, talking with a friend next to you, eating, drinking, etc. etc.
When you're walking, the ONLY thing you're allowed to do is WALK!! SEIG HEIL!!
Seriously though, driving is understandable. MAYBE even biking. But walking?? Yeah screw you if you don't like me texting and walking, I'M DOING IT. Unlike the morons that walk into poles, I can look where I'm going while texting.
Don't punish ME for the ignorance of OTHERS.
Should Texting While Walking Be Banned?
SodaHead Living
2012/05/14 21:23:53
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The rumor mill went a bit crazy today, as reports circulated that Fort Lee, N.J., had banned texting while walking. The shock! The horror! But Thomas Ripoli -- chief of the Fort Lee Police Department -- tells msnbc.com that people who are nabbed texting while walking in Fort Lee are issued a $54 ticket ... but only if they also happen to be jaywalking at the same time.
While the town has cracked down on pedestrians since three people were killed and more than 20 were involved in accidents since the beginning this year -- issuing over 117 jaywalking tickets -- no tickets have been issued for texting while walking.
In an earlier report, Ripoli told ABC News: "It's a big distraction. Pedestrians aren’t watching where they are going and they are not aware." He makes a good point -- maybe texting while walking should be banned. At least when you're crossing the street. What do you think?
In an earlier report, Ripoli told ABC News: "It's a big distraction. Pedestrians aren’t watching where they are going and they are not aware." He makes a good point -- maybe texting while walking should be banned. At least when you're crossing the street. What do you think?
Texting while driving? Yes. It should be criminalized similar to drunk driving.
And, if it results in the death of someone trying to avoid them, they should be held accountable for negligent homicide, and should be forbade from ever owning a cellphone again, rather like people who have their computers taken away from hacking, or porn.
Just declare it open-season on hitting walksters. After a dozen or so dead ones, they might get the message ... :-)
texting while walking AND they've got their ears pluggd with music. They get caught off guard. mimi