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IntrepidIsMe
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 Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:41 pm New York may ban iPods while crossing street |
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| CNN wrote: | � Legislation would ban gadget use while crossing the street
� Three pedestrians in Brooklyn killed stepping into traffic
� New York senator: We have a major public safety crisis
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- New Yorkers who blithely cross the street listening to an iPod or talking on a cell phone could soon face a $100 fine. |
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/02/07/nyc.ipod.reut/index.html
Stupid.
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Theresa
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| Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:58 pm |
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I'd have to agree. iPods make you forget "stop, look and listen",  (though we could discount the listening bit) ((but in NY, what can you hear anyway?))
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Lord Borg
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| Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:08 pm |
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| Theresa wrote: | | I'd have to agree. iPods make you forget "stop, look and listen", (though we could discount the listening bit) ((but in NY, what can you hear anyway?)) |
I dont know, but I think i see a burn in there?
Yeah, I am conflicted, I can see their point over this, but then again...
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TrekkieMage
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| Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:48 pm |
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| Lord Borg wrote: | | Theresa wrote: | | I'd have to agree. iPods make you forget "stop, look and listen", (though we could discount the listening bit) ((but in NY, what can you hear anyway?)) |
I dont know, but I think i see a burn in there?
Yeah, I am conflicted, I can see their point over this, but then again... |
That's what I'm thinking. Although, technically aren't there walk lights for pedestrians? I should think that if you get hit jaywalking you're at fault to begin with (unless it was malicious).
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Republican_Man
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| Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:51 pm |
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This is yet another example of government overstepping its bounds.
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Puck
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| Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:09 am |
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If people can't remember to look both ways before crossing, then that's their own fault.
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Republican_Man
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| Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:21 am |
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| Puck wrote: | | If people can't remember to look both ways before crossing, then that's their own fault. |
Exactly. Stupidity isn't reason enough for the government to ban the use of a certain technology in certain instances.
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Lord Borg
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| Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:08 am |
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TM and Puck both have a point, theres safety devices and warnings already in place for crossing the street. If you get hit, the first blame shouldn't be "Oh, he's using the iPOD, BAN it!"
Last edited by Lord Borg on Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:10 am; edited 1 time in total
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Republican_Man
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| Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:09 am |
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The iPod is what we call a "scapegoat" for the real problem - stupid idiots who let their blatant incompetence get the best of them.
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Leo Wyatt
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| Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:25 am |
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This is crazy.... People are responsible for their actions.... Banning ipods that is the most crazier thing I have heard today.
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PrankishSmart
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| Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:11 am |
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Maybe you should ban deaf and blind people from crossing the street, too
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