eighty five bucks for reckless walking

We all know that texting while driving is dangerous.  However, a town in New Jersey is cracking down on text-walkers.  In the past month, police in Fort Lee have issued 117 tickets for reckless walking... each with a price tag of $85.

Really? Reckless walking?

It may not be quite as ridiculous as it seems.  Apparently the town has had 20 incidents of people who have been struck by cars because they are texting-while-walking.  Police chief Thomas Ripoli said: 'Pedestrians aren't watching where they're walking, they're not aware.'

That would agree with the finding of a ground-breaking scientific (?) study by Stony Brook University in NY which found that people who are walking while texting are 60% more likely to veer off line than others. (wondering... did someone actually pay to have that study done???)

http://snipr.com/mp120515a   [www_metro_co_uk]

neighbors solve the problem of a bad driver

Do you have a dangerous/annoying driver in your neighborhood?  The neighbors of Zbigniew Filo got fed up with his driving and came up with a unique solution:  They hoisted his customized car... and put it on top of a tree.

"...Filo, 24, awoke to find his car missing, later locating it on top of a huge willow tree in Lubczyna, Poland. Locals have maintained a code of silence over who was responsible for the prank or how indeed the white Ford Escort ended up 20ft in the air, though one villager revealed that a crane had been borrowed for the night.

Police spokesman Marta Pierko said: 'We received a call from a man saying his car was stuck in a tree, and that his neighbours had put it there. 'After inspecting the site we instructed him to remove it from the tree.'

A local, who wished to remain nameless, was unsympathetic to Filo's vehicular plight, saying: 'Whoever, or whatever, it was, it’s probably a good thing as he was a dangerous driver and could have killed someone. 'Perhaps he’ll think twice about his hair-raising driving and about getting a licence or who knows where his next car might end up?'

Filo, who doesn’t even have a licence, has promised to be more considerate in his driving in future. 'I get the message,' he said. 'But I think it was a bit harsh.'"

(from metro.co.uk)  http://snipr.com/mp120510   [www_metro_co_uk]

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what is wrong here?  (do you see the child on the cycle?)




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always keer cleap.

City workers in Royston, Hertforshire, England are a not-just-a-little embarrassed for misspelling "Keep Clear" on a city road last week.

The large white letters read KEER CLEAP.  Remarkably, the guys who made the error didn't notice. They simply picked up their equipment and moved on to the next job.  The mistake was first reported by a 39-year-old dyslexic plumber, Paul Brett.

Within 24 hours, workers were dispatched to fix thr erroe. ;)
http://snipr.com/v9gqw [www_telegraph_co_uk]

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