NY Ban Proposed On Crossing Street While Listening To iPod

Iria · Feb 7, 2007, 04:01 PM

Source: WNBC
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A state senator from Brooklyn said on Tuesday he plans to introduce legislation that would ban people from using an MP3 player, cell phone, Blackberry or any other electronic device while crossing the street in either New York City or Buffalo.

NewsChannel 4 reported that Sen. Carl Kruger is proposing the ban in response to two recent pedestrian deaths in his district, including a 23-year-old man who was struck and killed last month while listening to his iPod on Avenue T and East 71st Street In Bergen Beach.

IvanV · Feb 7, 2007, 04:32 PM

So the people walking around the city are supposed to take the plugs out of their ears whenever they cross the street? Right! I think that only a person with a chauffeur can make this wise a suggestion. Should we also forbid deaf people to cross the street, since they definitely can't hear cars either? Or, if listening to music is so distracting, should we, after all these years, ban car radios?!

Feb 7, 2007, 04:01 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	NY Ban Proposed On Crossing Street While Listening To iPod Source: WNBC ________ A state senator from Brooklyn said on Tuesday he plans to introduce legislation that would ban people from using an MP3 player, cell phone, Blackberry or any other electronic device while crossing the street in either New York City or Buffalo. NewsChannel 4 reported that Sen. Carl Kruger is proposing the ban in response to two recent pedestrian deaths in his district, including a 23-year-old man who was struck and killed last month while listening to his iPod on Avenue T and East 71st Street In Bergen Beach.

Feb 7, 2007, 04:32 PM	#2
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,914 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	So the people walking around the city are supposed to take the plugs out of their ears whenever they cross the street? Right! I think that only a person with a chauffeur can make this wise a suggestion. Should we also forbid deaf people to cross the street, since they definitely can't hear cars either? Or, if listening to music is so distracting, should we, after all these years, ban car radios?! __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).