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New York state Sen. John Liu introduced a bill last week that would ban texting while walking. Pedestrians could be fined between $25 and $250 if they're seen "using any portable device" while crossing a roadway, according to a copy of the bill obtained by The Guardian.
"Using" a device means looking at it, playing games, being online, sending emails, texting and more, according to the bill. The legislation makes exceptions for emergency first-responders and those trying to contact hospitals, fire departments, police and other emergency services.
The penalties for people who don't look up from their phones while crossing are already pretty high, aren't they?
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(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Wednesday May 22 2019, @03:02PM
It also causes a police and EMS response, possibly a hospital ER visit if the person isn't killed instantly, and if the person is fortunate enough to have life insurance would cost an early payout to that company thereby raising insurance rates.
It might be interesting to investigate how much of that cost is recouped and how much is passed off to the taxpayers. That might tell one whether the net cost of creating and enforcing this as a law is worth more than the costs lost when dude dies from it and doesn't have an estate that foots those bills.
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