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Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:07am

It is annoying. Not the law, but people texting while walking.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/309270

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Updated On: 7/19/11 at 10:07 AM

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:09am

Fabulous! They've given tickets to over 600 bicyclists in the past 9 months for failure to follow traffic laws.

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:13am

Good. I wish they'd pay attention to that in NYC instead of exacerbating the problem with all of those damned pedestrian malls...

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Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:14am

What's annoying? The law or people walking and texting? I nearly fell down the stairs of the mezzanine at the Broadhurt a few months ago because of a teenager who was walking and texting. She plowed right into me because she wasn't watching where she was going.

It shouldn't need to be a law but I guess there have been enough problems to cause them to do something.

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Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:14am

Wow, that's pretty intense. Not that I don't find it annoying, but $120 fines? It's not dangerous, just irritating. And it's not like texting in a theatre, where you're ruining something that others have paid to see.

What's next? If you stop while having a conversation with a friend, you get ticketed for blocking the sidewalk? Is this the way they solve the problem of overpopulation in congested areas?

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:19am

Actually, Bestie, it can be dangerous. I've seen cars swerve to narrowly avoid people who were so busy with their phones they weren't paying attention to the street lights, I once saw a woman walk into a an old lady with a cane and nearly knock her down, and as Eris pointed out, the problem of people texting while on staircases has become almost epidemic.

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:20am

But I've seen people do that who were having conversations with each other, too. They're equally "dangerous."

This is a "crime" of anyone who is distracted and not paying attention while they're walking, not just texters.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:22am

Throw 'em all in jail, then. Maybe it'll force people to pay more attention.

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:24am

Z'actly!

They should charge a stupidity tax, too. They'll all pay that.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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#10

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:32am

The difference is that you can have a conversation and still watch where you're going, but not so with texting while walking. Still, $120 is steep. I wonder if there's an app for paying the fine.

#11

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:43am

LOL Then people can get fined for paying the fine.

And while they CAN watch where they're going during a conversation, that doesn't mean they do. I've seen people stop dead in their tracks to make a point, many times.

Fine 'em!

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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Updated On: 7/19/11 at 10:43 AM

#12

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:44am

I know I sound like John Locke, but the government needs to stop telling us what we can't do.

Seriously, schools are in trouble all over the country. The economy is being crippled. We're at nearly 10% acknowledged unemployment. THIS is what the city of Philadelphia is worried about?

It's an annoyance, surely, but so is the fact that there's never any place to park in that city. How about making some legislation to open up some parking? It would be far more useful.

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#13

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:44am

What about texting while biking? I ride to and from work in DC and I've been seeing an increase in this type of ridiculous behavior.

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#14

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:48am

If you stop to look at your watch, I think you should be beaten senseless and thrown in jail without bail.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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#15

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:55am

...bread and water from an old tin pail...

#16

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 10:56am

$60 for the bread and $60 for the water.

I guess Bestie won't be visiting me here in Philly anytime soon.

#17

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 11:00am

Well, not with my cell phone anyway. I love Philly, though! Haven't been in a dozen years, though.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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#18

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 11:03am

It's overrun with texters, cyclists and cheesesteak eaters!

#19

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 11:04am

And people who have to climb that damn Rocky staircase!

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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#20

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 11:07am

while texting.

#21

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 11:10am

I'm sorry can we go back to something -

People actually text while riding a bike? Seriously?? I can't imagine anything scarier!

#22

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 11:36am

Dont meet the same fate as Miss Deaf Texas...

http://articles.cnn.com/2006-03-15/us/miss.deaf.texas_1_text-messaging-miss-deaf-america-pageant-train?_s=PM:US

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Updated On: 7/19/11 at 11:36 AM

#23

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 11:43am

Jordan, I see it at least once a day (I kid you not)!!

Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

#24

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 11:44am

Jordan, I see it at least once a day (I kid you not)!!

Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

#25

Texting while walking banned in Philadelphia

Posted: 7/19/11 at 11:48am

I saw someone texting while riding a bike and I was like "You're kidding me". But I wasn't really surprised.

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Updated On: 7/19/11 at 11:48 AM

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