In New York, it will be forbidden to talk on the mobile phone when crossing the street
Senator Carl Kruger (Carl Kruger) made a proposal to ban listening to MP3-players or talking on a mobile phone or another device during a street crossing. His proposal concerns for the time being that New York and Buffalo, writes WNBC.com .
“While people are listening to the iPod or talking on the phone, they lose touch with the outside world,” Kruger said. His opinion is confirmed by the results of polls: many pedestrians admit that they do not think about their own safety when crossing the road.
To many, Kruger's proposal seems to be a logical step after the ban on talking on a mobile phone while driving and when riding a bicycle.