New York State Senate has introduced a bill to its transportation committee that would ban texting while walking through a crosswalk.
in January, but it stayed in the lower house's committee and hasn't moved since its referral five months ago.
The bill goes beyond just texting to include playing games, sending emails, taking photos and searching the internet. The legislation does, however, make special note of the dangers of texting while walking. "It has been proven that distraction from texting while walking can cause pedestrians to cross roads very unsafely," the bill states."Not only can trips and falls occur, but even getting hit is more than just a possibility."
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