#Idiocracy

Just when you thought things in America’s Litigious Society couldn’t get any weirder:

A New Jersey appeals court has found a person who knowingly sends a text to a driver can share liability if the driver causes an accident… The appeals court says someone who texts a motorist is not liable for the driver’s negligent actions. But the texter has a duty to refrain if the person knows the recipient is driving and likely to read the message.

In a move that will undoubtedly [s]create a flood of profitable tickets[/s] save uncounted lives, Virginia has made “distracted driving” a primary offense and raised the fines to the proverbial ceiling.