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Honolulu, Hawaii police will begin to write tickets for people caught using their phones or other electronic devices while crossing at a crosswalk:
Police in Honolulu will begin writing tickets for people who get distracted by their cellphones while walking in a cross walk Wednesday. Honolulu is the first major city in the country to pass such a law, citing a high rate of pedestrians being hit in crosswalks.
"Starting today, texting while walking in a cross walk can get you a ticket," Hawaii Public Radio's Bill Dorman reports for our Newscast unit. "In fact, a downward glance at a screen of any kind will cost you—a phone, a tablet, a video game."
Under the new law, the only legal reason for a pedestrian to use a cellphone while crossing a street or highway would be to call 911 to report an emergency.
Minimum fines for breaking the new law start at $15; for repeat offenders, the penalty ranges from $75 to $99. Higher rates — up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second, and $500 for a third — had been considered earlier this year.
Also at the City and County of Honolulu. Bill 6 (2017).
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday October 25 2017, @07:35PM (4 children)
Look at the PDF. They edited their texting+driving law to encompass people crossing the street.
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(Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday October 25 2017, @07:42PM (3 children)
Not quite right: They STRUCK down texting+driving. And replaced it with viewing+walking.
And they further gave instructions to the maintainer of ordinances to STRIKE prohibition of mobile device use while driving from ordinances.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday October 25 2017, @07:47PM (2 children)
Oh yeah, I think I really read that wrong and somehow thought pedestrian was "person", covering both pedestrian and driver.
I expect that another law still covers distracted driving.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday October 25 2017, @10:21PM
This ∆ conversation reminds me of below ¥
"Male announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone.
Female announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone.
Male announcer: [later] The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the white zone.
Female announcer: No, the white zone is for loading of passengers and there is no stopping in a RED zone.
Male announcer: The red zone has always been for loading and unloading of passengers. There's never stopping in a white zone.
Female announcer: Don't you tell me which zone is for loading, and which zone is for stopping!
Male announcer: Listen Betty, don't start up with your white zone shit again.
[Later]
Male announcer: There's just no stopping in a white zone.
Female announcer: Oh really, Vernon? Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.
Male announcer: It's really the only sensible thing to do, if its done safely. Therapeutically there's no danger involved."
;)
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by kazzie on Thursday October 26 2017, @10:31AM
Look out, they might introduce a law for distracted reading!