Jann Scott’s Journal

Distracted walking and texting

I noticed BPD is targeting crosswalks.
Have they, also, thought about enforcing jay walking laws for distracted walkers who text or talk. on moblie devices

CBS this Morning had an excellent piece on it. A few police departments around the USA who use Jay walking to reel in people who text , walk , run into people, get hit by cars, bikes etc.

Deaths by distracted walking are up 4% nationally. ER admittance are up too.
In tech Boulder I see people walking out into traffic all day long.

In one city they painted signs as you step off curb onto crosswalk that say in yellow: “look Up”

where people trip over themselves in crosswalks
Jann Scott
Boulder Colorado