New York to ban iPods, mobiles on streets

IF YOU cross the road in New York while listening to an iPod or chatting on your mobile, you could end up facing a $100 fine.

New York State Senator Carl Kruger said he has had enough of people being killed crossing the road while distracted by electronic devices and it was time to fine people.

The streets will not be a place to use Blackberry devices and video games either. Kruger told Reuters that the government had an obligation to protect its citizenry. Although we would have thought Darwin would be a little more effective in the long term.

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