This article is from the archive of our partner . Sounds pretty strict, right? That's probably why it didn't take long for some news sites to grab onto the idea that someone could get a ticket for ...

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 ...

Students constantly have their eyes glued to their phones – whether it be texting, Facebooking, tweeting or Snapchatting – technology on hand-held devices has invaded our lives. And distractions while ...

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 ...

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 ...