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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday October 25 2017, @07:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the try-looking-up dept.

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).


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by driven on Wednesday October 25 2017, @08:43PM (3 children)

    by driven (6295) on Wednesday October 25 2017, @08:43PM (#587555)

    Funny, you can ride a motorcycle in Hawaii without a helmet.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 25 2017, @09:55PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 25 2017, @09:55PM (#587585)

    you can ride a motorcycle in Hawaii without a helmet.

    Hey, organ donors don't grow on trees, you know.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by bob_super on Wednesday October 25 2017, @10:20PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday October 25 2017, @10:20PM (#587597)

      Confusingly, you do occasionally have to peel them off a tree.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @05:57AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @05:57AM (#587715)
    Helmets should only be required once the motorcyclists have children.