http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/1517/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/city_bans_texting_while_walking <p>Avid texters beware: Fort Lee, N.J. police said they will begin issuing $85 jaywalking tickets to pedestrians who are caught texting while walking.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/city_bans_texting_while_walking#comments New Jersey News Article NJ Paranoia police texting tickets Walking Mon, 14 May 2012 07:58:02 +0000 jarvis 21493 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/bans_texting_while_driving_actually_increases_crash_rate <p>Laws that ban the practice of texting while driving are designed to keep drivers' attention on the road and avoid accidents, but new research published Tuesday by the Highway Loss Data Institute suggest otherwise.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/bans_texting_while_driving_actually_increases_crash_rate#comments driving Driving / Roads government laws News Article texting Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:36:09 +0000 econ_r6 7368 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/teen_accidentally_texts_sheriff_weed_cops_use_discretion <p>It's usually best not to text the sheriff with a marijuana purchase request. That may seem obvious, but a Helena, Montana teen sent a text message last week looking for pot -- and instead of contacting the dealer, he hit a wrong humber and accidentally sent the message to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton.</p> <p>The drug detective got both of the teens' parents involv