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Text-walking banned in New Jersey

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    Stossel investigates a Garden State town banning the act of simultaneous texting and walking

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-- -- -- segment tonight police in Fort Lee New Jersey say they will Begin issuing Jay walking tickets to pedestrians who are caught texting.

While illegally crossing the street something many Jersey -- it's a New Yorkers for that matter prone to do.

This on the heels of ten states who already have laws against driving and talking on -- hand held cell phone at the same time.

It got away and the author of the big new book know they can't why government fails but individuals succeed John stops.

It is very cute Logitech and Iranian show very very cute if I can have your rest tonight could but I do not have powers to do that let's let's let's -- it -- the it.

Aren't the authorities doing this for the their own good because if you texting and you cried crossing the street you're gonna get run over by a car.

So aren't they protecting lives it's what he just made -- slip I think they're good -- -- That they're doing it for their home god authorities on their -- -- of people across industry people don't good yeah I.

They mean well but they get more power.

If they have more rules -- -- -- rules you think they want more power that resistance amounts more power and our attention more importance.

The number of deaths has been dropping steadily since phones were introduced.

Why do we need all these well I mentioned you're gonna charge you sixty bucks importantly.

If you walk across the street texting and you know and Nigeria crossing our guests are -- that the laws actually hear what he says is we have Jay -- laws were enforcing the more -- think Jay walking laws they needed new laws have been texting thing heightens the finest sixty bucks.

Now I feel very strongly that you shouldn't be allowed to talk on a hand held cell.

And drive at the same time because of people have a hard enough time driver with two hands on the wheel I mean it's -- I don't want you wiped out here OK with hands free.

Yeah I don't care about that if you had a little evidently -- -- on different.

It because you have one hand on the wheel of one hand on -- people don't come -- and admitted what about allowing kids in the back -- immediate turnaround this -- And the kids put a minute I heard -- -- the dark shot at this -- And then our kids in public you really don't drink coffee in the car quite enough I don't quite clear -- distraction in a car.

Big trouble but it hit all right I don't put up with that -- utility that you want.

These giant SUV vehicles -- driven by -- five foot one people.

With what he had been talking with the other -- this is what you want I don't want that I don't want that either good but the -- against the don't stop but the force than it did they get an accidental.

It's on -- and see it makes insurance claims it's easier for the victims it makes everything easier.

They're violating the law the study of four states who had long term laws against texting while driving.

Found more accidents in the states and three what -- that elusive swiftly do in this study who -- -- logically you're heightened from the cops night you're texting -- Unintended consequence house.

So you're okay it would people driving around in one hand and talking on the phone the other Euro came live I don't like it but we have to live with these distractions they still don't actually get passed laws against -- like we did and radios in -- -- systems they're distracting -- distracting.

Me I got my two hands on the wheel -- change channels.

You I didn't have the little thing now on the wheel -- -- -- -- some of us want you other cars what I get at all yes you know are not limited series.

-- allude to I haven't got to me then I've not had you don't have a little thing -- we don't I can't figured out you give Gregory yeah.

You should even have a lot since then -- -- your license revoked.

Ozzie you're crazy don't have them -- our society you we got to have some protections against looms.

And and -- you know somebody who's big and you have I don't know we have laws against reckless drive.

Well that is reckless driving talking on the cell phone and drive -- a practice run if you're going straight from a guy.

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