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FORT LEE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Just about all of us have texted while walking, but should it be a criminal offense? One lawmaker in New Jersey thinks so, and she's introduced legislation to make ...

As reported by an ABC news affiliate in South Bend, Indiana, a woman named Bonnie Miller fell into a river connected to Lake Michigan while she was attempting to walk along a pier and send a text ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- You may bump into people, but there is little concrete evidence that texting while walking contributes significantly to pedestrian deaths and injuries, city officials said. The ...

Distracted walkers are everywhere these days. Take a stroll along any busy street and you’ll see them, checking their phones, sending texts, making a call, and listening to music. Sometimes all at ...

You text and eat. You text and hold a conversation. You text and watch TV. But texting and walking? In some instances, it could be punishable by a fine! New York lawmakers are looking at a distracted ...

NEW YORK -- Texting while walking isn't only dangerous, but it could soon be a crime in New York. A new bill introduced by the State Senate would make it illegal for people to cross streets in the ...

Move over anti-smoking ads, there's a new public service announcement in town and it's going to change the way you think about walking and texting at the same time. Or it's supposed to anyway. Texas A ...