in the street to call emergency services and rescue workers, such as firefighters and police officers.

　　Pedestrian deaths have been increasing as the use of cellphones rises. The Governors Highway Safety Association, or GHSA, says pedestrian deaths in the United States increased 25 percent in 2010 and 2015. That trend continued in 2016 with the number of pedestrian deaths rising to almost 6000, 11% higher than that in 2015.

　　 5 The state of Washington was the first to outlaw distracted driving back in 2007. Now, 46 other states as well as D. C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U. S. Virgin Islands, have laws against texting while driving.

　　If you still want to text while walking, you could avoid being fined in Honolulu by using a voice-controlled digital assistant such as Siri or Google Assistant. Or you could just wait until you are again, safely, off the street.

A. However, the law does permit an exception.

B. Other U. S. cities may follow Honolulu.

C. But do they also teach them to put away their cellphones?

D. Texting while crossing the street will soon be banned in the city.

E. Do you like Honolulu's new law that bans texting while walking?

F. In other words, do not look at a screen when you cross the street or you could be fined.

G. The law has lowered the number of people hit and killed by cars in the city.

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　　As a banker, Chip Paillex had never planted so much until he moved to rural Pittstown, New Jersey, seven years ago. 1 by farms, he quickly became interested in growing and rented a 30-by-30-foot land. One weekend, he 2 tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant-enough to feed his family for the summer.

　　He ended up with so much 3 that he couldn't give it away. Thus he found a local food 4 , and by the time he delivered his last 5 , he had 6 120 pounds of fresh vegetables.

The following year, with a handful of 7 from his church and a memorable name "America's Grow-a-Row", Paillex planted, 8 , and harvested 2, 500 pounds of