Philadelphia has announced that effective November 1, skateboarding and talking on the phone will now be illegal.
According to NPR:
Starting November 1st in Philadelphia, if you are skateboarding, biking or inline skating you better put away your cell phone or you better use a hands-free device. It’s one of the most far-reaching bans on non-motorists in the nation.
Two laws unite to form one ultra sucky law
(3) Prohibited Conduct. No person shall use a mobile telephone or wireless
communication device in any way, including for voice communication, messaging or
emailing:
(b) while using a skateboard, scooter, inline skates or bicycle on any Street
within the City.
(5) Penalties.
(a) The penalty for a violation of this Section shall be a fine of not less than $150,
nor more than $300. In lieu of payment of such fine, a person who receives a notice of
violation of this Section may, within 10 days of receipt of such notice, pay $75, pursuant
to the procedures set forth in Section 1-112 of The Philadelphia Code.
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