This week, police in Fort Lee, NJ became fed up once and for all with the irritating texting while walking epidemic. Fort Lee’s police chief has started ordering his officers to ticket careless pedestrians on the spot: “They’re not alert and they’re not watching what they’re doing,” Police Chief Thomas Ripoli told CBS, saying his office had seen 23 pedestrian accidents since January because of Twexting. “As of now, they are to give summonses to pedestrians who do not adhere to crosswalks and the lights.”
Other cities and states have considered texting while walking measures—including Arkansas and Pennsylvania—but this is the first time in the tri-state area that such a ban has been enforced. In March, we documented the phenomenon to show just how embarrassing and ridiculous it looks when you wipe out—check out those videos here. Below, revisit Casey Neistat's texting safety and etiquette guide:
