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: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @05:47AM
When driving, always go for the softest target. Kids are softer than trucks. The decision is obvious. Driver should be allowed to hit the kid with no liability incurred. In fact he shouldn't even have to wait around for the cops. The street cleaners can clean up the mess. Or just leave it there as a warning to the next idiot.
Mamas, teach your children about situational awareness, and they might survive to adulthood.