N.Y. lawmaker hopes to ban iPod, handheld use in crosswalks
So, ya think that maybe they'll make it illegal to cross the street while looking at an advertising billboard, listening to your screaming kid yelling, "I WANT IT," or a co-worker talking to you? Hell, why not make walking while distracted illegal and start handing out tickets to anyone who isn't silently gazing straight ahead? Feh.
N.Y. lawmaker hopes to ban iPod, handheld use in crosswalks:
State senator's bill would make it illegal to cross the street tuned into a portable electronic device.