By The Staff | The Save Jersey Blog
No, this isn’t The Onion.
Introduced on Monday, A3503 “[e]stablishes motor vehicle offense of unlawful use of hand-held wireless telephone by pedestrians on roadways,” Save Jerseyans.
Translation to normal person-speak: if this legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (D-6) ever becomes law, pedestrians would be fined $50 for crossing the street at a crosswalk while using a smart phone.
That’s not all. Violators could also face 15 days in jail.
For texting.
While crossing the street in an otherwise perfectly legal manner.
It needs to be said that Lampitt is notorious for passing nonsense legislation including regulations for entities and activities that don’t even exist in New Jersey. We’re not surprised that the DCCC expressed little interest in running her for Congress.
Can you imagine those attack ads? Her crazy bills would practically write them for us…
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I think this is a reflection of the frustration drivers have when a moron walks out into the crosswalk with their head in their phones without seeing if a car has time to stop. Recently, pedestrians think just because they are in a crosswalk they can just go. In Hoboken, it has become ridiculous. Shoot the really stupid ones push their baby carriage out on the street first.
Look them up? No, but you should be allowed to smack them in the back of the head
I think this is a reflection of the frustration drivers have when a moron walks out into the crosswalk with their head in their phones without seeing if a car has time to stop. Recently, pedestrians think just because they are in a crosswalk they can just go. In Hoboken, it has become ridiculous. Shoot, the really stupid ones push their baby carriage out on the street first.
Look them up? No, but you should be allowed to smack them in the back of the head
The fine should be higher more like 500.00 I have lost count of how many people have walked out into the street with their heads down texting and almost get hut becuase the pedestrian did not look before crossing against the RED light.
Let’s lock up the legislators instead
#PoliticalCorrectnessGoneWild
Maybe tar and feathering should make a come back.
I’m not in favor of the law, but people; you’ve got to start using your heads. Too many times I have seen people walk off the corner into traffic with their heads buried in the cell phone instead of looking.
A fine is good enough for gods sakes.
I will guess a Democrat.
What a lucky guess. The same party that screams that women should be permitted to do whatever they want with their bodies. Everything but drink sugary soda, text while walking or simply exist without being forced to enter into a contract with a private company. ( Obamacare)
Next will be a fine for spanking the monkey. Most of the politician will go broke!
Government always knows best…. How about tackling property tax reform?!
How about a bill that makes it legal to run over pedestrians that are texting. Probably more likely to eliminate the problem… The bill this legislator is proposing is more likely to generate revenue. And that’s what NJ is all about.
Stupid democratic liberal screwball
They also made it 100% right of way in crosswalks for pedestrians. Now it’s time to penalize the pedestrians I suppose. Everyone please vote every single stooge out of Trenton.
Note: Lampitt graduated from Johnson & Wales University with a degree in Culinary Arts and Management and, for the past quarter century, was employed by the University of Pennsylvania.
Trenton NJ, Home of the stupidest politicians in the USA!
Isn’t this the same clown who the DCCC tried to convince to run against MacArthur this year?
This is New Jersey – the king of nanny states. Of course some NJ politician wants to do that.
About time. If your texting and not paying attention, and get injured hit by a car, fall down the stairs whatever. They’ll check you records,and you will be responsible. Not somebody else.
ugh.. I hate this state. smh
Nanny state. Stop already people need to be responsible for themselves
Next is putting toll booths at crosswalks.
Great idea it may save a life
What’s next?
NJ legislators, with the exception of mike patrick carrol and john bramnick are complete fucking imbeciles.
Again, The Communist Republic of New Jersey does not disappoint. We have far greater issues to address.
You gotta love more Socialist freedom smothering government. What a waste tax money that this guy gets s paycheck PLUS RETIREMENT MONIES for patheticness. Take a hike pal. Address the real issues bozo! Debt and too much taxes and gov’t .
What s friggin dingbat ! Is she really that bored !!!???
Just lay the friggin horn LOUD !!!