NY: Ban on Use of Electronic Devices while Crossing Streets

Senator Carl Kruger of New York has just proposed a new law that would fine pedestrians and bikers $100 dollars if caught using electronic devices such as iPods, cell phones, video games, etc. while crossing the street. Recent deaths of pedestrians being run over by buses and cars while listening to their iPod spurred this bill. The rationale behind the bill is that if you are absorbed in your electronic device while crosssing a street, you are not aware of your surroundings, and injuries may result.

To read about the article in the SF Chronicle, click here