http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/us/26runners.html?hp
The ubiquity of interactive devices has propelled the science of distraction — and now efforts to legislate against it — out of the car and into the exercise routine.
In New York, a bill is pending in the legislature’s transportation committee that would ban the use of mobile phones, iPods or other electronic devices while crossing streets — runners and other exercisers included. Legislation pending in Oregon would restrict bicyclists from using mobile phones and music players, and a Virginia bill would keep such riders from using a “hand-held communication device.”This is ridiculous and counter-productive. Let people be adults and be responsible for their own safety. If you live in a state where this kind of legislation is proposed, spread the word. Help make sure lawmakers know it is ridiculous and overly constrictive.
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