New York To Ban iPods On The Go February 08, 2007
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We’ve all seen it happen. Dork with iPod./phone/blackberry steps out in front of traffic and almost dies. In the waste-of-money road safety TV ads they do die, and in real-life, death by gadget is becoming a more common occurrence.
One New York senator has a solution: fine anyone caught using a mobile gadget while crossing a street £50 on the spot. Speaking to Reuters, New York State Senator, Carl Kruger said:
“Government has an obligation to protect its citizenry. This electronic gadgetry is reaching the point where it's becoming not only endemic but it's creating an atmosphere where we have a major public safety crisis at hand.”
I’m not sure it will be enough to snap dozy commuters out of their internal world but it’s bound to make a ton of cash for the city council . Someone go wake up Ken Livingston and tell him we have another cunning plan.-Martin Lynch
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What with smoking outlawed, sex & drinking long gone, and now mobile device useage, what is left to do whilst out in public these days?