Italy targets phone-addicted pedestrians in road safety crackdown

Italy's updated highway code will target pedestrians who stare at their mobile phones while crossing the road, as the country's transport ministry strives to improve road safety by cracking down on distracted walking, the Guardian reported Monday.

The move follows several court rulings that assigned blame for road accidents to careless pedestrians, according to the Guardian's report. The draft code, which has been updated after those rulings, would make distracted crossing a finable offence.