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New Jersey Democratic Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt is proposing legislation to ban the use of non-hands-free devices while walking in the garden state. Yes, walking.
Texting while walking could soon be illegal in New Jersey https://t.co/DsAVHs8AxW pic.twitter.com/PTybAdbkxs
— Mashable (@mashable) March 28, 2016
Mashable reported on Lampitt’s reasoning for proposing the “distracted walking” measure: “Distracted pedestrians, like distracted drivers, present a potential danger to themselves and drivers on the road. An individual crossing the road distracted by their smartphone presents just as much danger to motorists as someone jaywalking and should be held, at minimum, to the same penalty.”
Not everyone agrees.
https://twitter.com/Dan_CPA/status/714267829290344452
https://twitter.com/eddiegspot/status/714467876548141056
https://twitter.com/WhosSuave/status/714146204704227328
https://twitter.com/emmojaa/status/714430626959663104
New Jersey lawmaker wants to make walking and texting illegal to protect people from themselves..will eventually pass…sign of our times.📱🚶
— Tommy Stephenson (@TommySt95701374) March 28, 2016
HAHAHAHA omg New Jersey Lawmakers want to make Texting and Walking illegal! What's next outlawing smart phones in general
— PlatinumSniper1 (@PlatinumSniper1) March 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/wdlyon/status/713778088832700416
@SaintRPh Not immediate execution? Smdh
— Clayton Tyler (@clayton_tyler) March 26, 2016
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