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iPods....illegal?!?!?
Topic Started: Feb 7 2007, 07:51 PM (232 Views)
BertoneBeatle
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While this will piss some people off, I agree with it.

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N.Y. lawmaker hopes to ban iPod, handheld use in crosswalks
By Caroline McCarthy, Staff writer, CNET News.com
A New York state senator has announced his plan to introduce legislation that will ban the use of electronic devices such as iPods, BlackBerrys and cell phones while crossing streets in major cities.

State Sen. Carl Krueger, who represents New York's 27th district in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, claimed that the phenomenon of "iPod oblivion" has led to a number of fatal accidents on urban streets. While he did not cite any statistical studies that have indicated a rise in such incidents, he referred to the January death of a 23-year-old Brooklyn man who, tuned into his iPod headphones, walked into the path of a city bus.

The bill would effectively make it illegal to use any kind of portable electronic device--a music or video player, cell phone, smartphone, gaming device, etc.--while crossing the street in cities such as New York, Albany and Buffalo. Offenders would be slapped with a $100 fine and a criminal court summons. Joggers and bicyclists would have to limit their iPod use to city parks in which no street crossing would be involved.

"You can't be fully aware of your surroundings if you're fiddling with a BlackBerry, dialing a phone number, playing Super Mario Brothers on a Game Boy, or listening to music on an iPod," Krueger said in a statement. He added that while police in other major cities--such as San Diego, Calif.--have warned that tuning into portable electronic devices may leave pedestrians vulnerable to threats from pickpockets and muggers, he believes that the real threat is from road traffic.

The popularity of iPods and BlackBerrys has emerged over only the past five years, but handheld devices are by no means newcomers to city streets. The concept for Sony's Walkman was patented in 1977, a full three decades ago. Nintendo's original Game Boy is only two years away from its 20th birthday. And portable radios have been around for even longer.

Not only will music fans likely complain about an iPod ban, but in New York City, Wall Street's notorious BlackBerry addicts may be loathe to put away their business tools when walking about the streets. But Krueger stands fully behind his new bill. "Tuning in and tuning out can be a fatal combination on the streets of New York," he said.

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when people are walking straight in front of a moving bus, there is definitely a problem. i completely agree with this. with those earbuds in, you have no idea what the hell you are doing. or if your playing a game boy (btw, what kind of 30 year old guy walking around in new york plays game boy?) you walk all over the place. i think the cell phone or pda issue would be fine, i mean not talking on the phone but like messing with the controls, or doing something on your pda. because people can kind of do it one step at a time, and be able to pay attention to where they are going. but crossing the street, i agree that none of it should be allowed.

i really agree with the jogging and biking thing. i run all the time, im a captain on my schools cross country and track teams(hey LedZeppelin222, if your going to brag about yourself, go to the brag about yourself thread) and i see people do so much stupid crap while running with their headphones on. i think if you are going to be running on any streets at all, you shouldn't be listening to your ipod.(i don't use headphones at all when i run, but thats just because im hardcore)

and if you bike while listening to your ipod, your just a dumbass, because it wont be long before that cord gets caught in your spokes or something, and you will go down. hard
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lol. Personally I would find it hard to play Nintendo while walking.
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I mean I only have a nintendo 64 and i could not imagine that being practical taking for a jog
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Feb 8 2007, 12:52 AM
I mean I only have a nintendo 64 and i could not imagine that being practical taking for a jog

that would be awesome
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BertoneBeatle
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it's funny i imagined all of you on here going "OH NO'z! We need out music!" I suppose you guys continue to surprise me in a good way!
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BertoneBeatle
Feb 9 2007, 09:29 AM
it's funny i imagined all of you on here going "OH NO'z! We need out music!" I suppose you guys continue to surprise me in a good way!

well, if you go around getting ran over by buses, your not going to be around to listen to music for very long
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Feb 8 2007, 01:08 AM
when people are walking straight in front of a moving bus, there is definitely a problem. i completely agree with this. with those earbuds in, you have no idea what the hell you are doing. or if your playing a game boy (btw, what kind of 30 year old guy walking around in new york plays game boy?) you walk all over the place. i think the cell phone or pda issue would be fine, i mean not talking on the phone but like messing with the controls, or doing something on your pda. because people can kind of do it one step at a time, and be able to pay attention to where they are going. but crossing the street, i agree that none of it should be allowed.

i really agree with the jogging and biking thing. i run all the time, im a captain on my schools cross country and track teams(hey LedZeppelin222, if your going to brag about yourself, go to the brag about yourself thread) and i see people do so much stupid crap while running with their headphones on. i think if you are going to be running on any streets at all, you shouldn't be listening to your ipod.(i don't use headphones at all when i run, but thats just because im hardcore)

and if you bike while listening to your ipod, your just a dumbass, because it wont be long before that cord gets caught in your spokes or something, and you will go down. hard

When the government starts banning music players on streets, there's a problem.

Will the majority realize that?

No, the majority are idiots.
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Of course the dude is gonna get run over if he doesn't look both fucking ways. Listening to an iPod doesn't make you immune so walking the street with out looking is totally his fault and not that of listening to an iPod.

And also if the bus is honking he shouldn't have his iPod loud enough to the point where he can't hear an atomic bomb exploding.
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Here in my home town, a kid was walking along the railroad tracks listening to his iPod. He got hit. He couldn't hear a fucking train coming due to the iPod!

I think that driving or crossing the street while playing a Game Boy, listening to an iPod, or texting/talking on your phone could very easily distract you from what's going on around you. I saw a bumper sticker I totally agree with:

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