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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 26 2017, @08:36PM (1 child)
And we think being distracted by smart-phones is the problem?
(Score: 2) by edIII on Friday October 27 2017, @06:59PM
Oh fuck you.
People forget once in awhile, especially when you're doing this while in the middle of driving. Bit different when checking the emergency brake as part of a checklist when starting to drive, and suffering the distractions of a busy intersection. It's the number of selections you stupid fuck. I said, "All you to do is forget ONCE". Remember 999 times, you're fine. One the thousandth time you're damaging your fucking brakes and that's expensive.
The handbrake is for when you are parked and are going to get out of the car, or you want to do some crazy shit while driving. It's not for the intersections, certainly not in automatic transmissions.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.