Bill banning iPods on NYC streets could be coming
This is crazy, stupid even. I want to know how police are supposed to enforce this bill should it pass and how much extra money it will cost the city to pay officials trying to enforce this bill instead of worrying about real crime.
Senator Carl Kruger is reportedly set to introduce legislation that would ban the use of MP3 players, cellphones, and any other electronic device while crossing the street in New York City or other “big cities” in the state.
Please let your voice be heard by sending Senator Kruger an email here: http://www.nyssenate27.com/send_email.asp.
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Comments
Karl Blessing
I’m having difficulties seeing how that’s logical. They may be claiming that because you are on the phone or listening to an ipod you might not be listening to traffic. But most major cities are going to be so loud as it is, that if sound was the only factor to tell you a car is about to hit you, you probably would not do any better without being on a cellphone or mp3 player even. Besides people are supposed to look regardless when crossing the street. What next, they gona say you can’t wear any dark clothing at night?
Who knows maybe it’ll evolve to the point that will affect us photographers, by saying you can’t carry a camera around the city, they might distract you… LOL (least that sounds more plausible than “for security reasons…”)