Lawmaker wants fine for texting while walking
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New Jersey could pass a law against using your cell phone while walking.
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.”
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D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.