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title: "Italy to introduce fines for texting pedestrians on crosswalks"
description: "Most outlets reported that Italy plans to fine pedestrians who text while crossing roads, highlighting the shift in focus from distracted drivers to distracted walkers. The News International added context about the updated highway code and the expected timeline, while Minute Mirror framed the move as identifying a \"new traffic hazard.\""
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# Italy to introduce fines for texting pedestrians on crosswalks

latest filing 30 Aug 2026, 7:36 PM PKT · 30 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Italy plans to fine pedestrians who text while crossing roads, highlighting the shift in focus from distracted drivers to distracted walkers. The News International added context about the updated highway code and the expected timeline, while Minute Mirror framed the move as identifying a "new traffic hazard."

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [Italy plans fines for pedestrians who text while crossing roads](https://minutemirror.com.pk/italy-plans-fines-for-pedestrians-who-text-while-crossing-roads-621529/) · 30 Aug 2026, 7:36 PM PKT
  > Italy has zeroed in on a new traffic hazard, and it is not distracted drivers this time.
- **The News International** — [Italy to fine you for texting on crosswalks: Here's why](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1414230-italy-wants-to-fine-you-for-texting-on-crosswalks) · 30 Aug 2026, 5:20 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Italy's government has finally identified society's real menace, and it isn't texting drivers; it's texting pedestrians. Under an updated highway code expected by mid-October, anyone caught staring at their phone mid-crosswalk could be fined...

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