A pedestrian talks on a cellphone while crossing an intersection near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, N.J., where a city ordinance makes it illegal for pedestrians to be on a handheld device while crossing intersections. Distracted pedestrians are winding up in emergency rooms across the country, and their preoccupation with their electronic devices may be one reason for a rise in pedestrian deaths. In Fort Lee, the town has responded by fining distracted pedestrians $85. The state of Delaware has put signs on sidewalks urging pedestrians who are looking down to raise their eyes so they can watch where they're going. (ASSOCIATED PRESS / Julio Cortez)
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