[LINK] Ipod fines in NY

[Craig Sanders]

On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 09:38:11PM +1100, Jan Whitaker wrote:
> New York State Sen. Carl Kruger says three pedestrians in his 
> Brooklyn district have been killed since September upon stepping into 
> traffic while distracted by an electronic device. In one case 
> bystanders screamed "watch out" to no avail.

maybe they should just think of it as evolution in action.


> Tech-consuming New Yorkers trudge to work on sidewalks and subways 
> like an army of drones, appearing to talk to themselves on wireless 
> devices or swaying to seemingly silent tunes.

what about the drones who trudge to work in a mindless daze WITHOUT
any electronic assistance?

maybe they should ban going to work...


craig

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