Comments on: Using a mobile phone while crossing the street soon to be illegal? http://www.intomobile.com/2008/04/07/using-a-mobile-phone-while-crossing-the-street-soon-to-be-illegal.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:02:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Raidium http://www.intomobile.com/2008/04/07/using-a-mobile-phone-while-crossing-the-street-soon-to-be-illegal.html/comment-page-1/#comment-193932 Raidium Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:35:45 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/04/07/using-a-mobile-phone-while-crossing-the-street-soon-to-be-illegal.html#comment-193932 I can see the point in there being a fine but I really think the concept is rather "dumb". The fault of the accident should be in the mobile handsets user. It should be their liability. But to be fined is abit much. The majority of people these days are ALWAYS on there handsets so there would be just too many fines to issue. If an accident is caused it should be the handsets users liability. That or if they decide to go with a law then people should start buying bluetooths. I believe they should buy a bluetooth either way because its less distracting then holding up a phone to ur ear. It's more convenient and safe. I use mine for everything! Even walking around the house. I can see the point in there being a fine but I really think the concept is rather “dumb”. The fault of the accident should be in the mobile handsets user. It should be their liability. But to be fined is abit much. The majority of people these days are ALWAYS on there handsets so there would be just too many fines to issue. If an accident is caused it should be the handsets users liability.

That or if they decide to go with a law then people should start buying bluetooths. I believe they should buy a bluetooth either way because its less distracting then holding up a phone to ur ear. It’s more convenient and safe. I use mine for everything! Even walking around the house.

]]> By: Jack Burton http://www.intomobile.com/2008/04/07/using-a-mobile-phone-while-crossing-the-street-soon-to-be-illegal.html/comment-page-1/#comment-192260 Jack Burton Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:15:30 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/04/07/using-a-mobile-phone-while-crossing-the-street-soon-to-be-illegal.html#comment-192260 I can completely understand this concept. I live in a College town, in which there have been numerous people walk right out infront of a car, not at a cross walk, just in the middle of the street. It's bad enough that they do this while listening to headphones, but it's gotten worse lately, and the majority of the incidents comes from people talking on their cell phone or worse yet text messaging, I've seen people almost fall off the curb because they weren't paying attention. Personally, I think it should be an increase in a fine already in exsistance, jay walking is X amount, jay walking while texting or talking on cell phone is a certain amount more. I can completely understand this concept. I live in a College town, in which there have been numerous people walk right out infront of a car, not at a cross walk, just in the middle of the street. It’s bad enough that they do this while listening to headphones, but it’s gotten worse lately, and the majority of the incidents comes from people talking on their cell phone or worse yet text messaging, I’ve seen people almost fall off the curb because they weren’t paying attention. Personally, I think it should be an increase in a fine already in exsistance, jay walking is X amount, jay walking while texting or talking on cell phone is a certain amount more.

]]> By: Dan http://www.intomobile.com/2008/04/07/using-a-mobile-phone-while-crossing-the-street-soon-to-be-illegal.html/comment-page-1/#comment-192250 Dan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:47:13 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/04/07/using-a-mobile-phone-while-crossing-the-street-soon-to-be-illegal.html#comment-192250 I don't know how you can support the ban on using cell phones while driving and still not understand how the same should apply to pedestrians crossing the street. It's the same thing! Also, following this logic, we should outlaw eating, drinking, smoking, listening to the radio radio, talking to the passengers while driving. Forbidding people to talk on their cell phone while driving is absurd. I don’t know how you can support the ban on using cell phones while driving and still not understand how the same should apply to pedestrians crossing the street. It’s the same thing!
Also, following this logic, we should outlaw eating, drinking, smoking, listening to the radio radio, talking to the passengers while driving.
Forbidding people to talk on their cell phone while driving is absurd.

]]> By: PineRoot http://www.intomobile.com/2008/04/07/using-a-mobile-phone-while-crossing-the-street-soon-to-be-illegal.html/comment-page-1/#comment-192162 PineRoot Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:05:17 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/04/07/using-a-mobile-phone-while-crossing-the-street-soon-to-be-illegal.html#comment-192162 As a resident of Chicago I am in complete embarrassment yet see the idea behind it. This seems to cross the line a bit though. I understand if this is done in busy streets, as I have seen my share of dumb people almost getting hit, a few got bumped by a car and then had the audacity to complain to the driver to "watch where the f*** you're driving!" Instead of imposing a fine on the people, why not just put the liability in their hands. As a resident of Chicago I am in complete embarrassment yet see the idea behind it. This seems to cross the line a bit though. I understand if this is done in busy streets, as I have seen my share of dumb people almost getting hit, a few got bumped by a car and then had the audacity to complain to the driver to “watch where the f*** you’re driving!” Instead of imposing a fine on the people, why not just put the liability in their hands.

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