You already know that texting and drive is against the practice of law , but for a few twelvemonth now cities across the US have considered making texting while crossing the street illegal . Honolulu is one of those cities .
Honolulu ’s City Council hap a bank note Wednesday that make it illegal for pedestrians to expend their telephone while they ’re sweep the street . If they are caught , they can be ticket anywhere between $ 15 and $ 99 — calculate on how many times they ’ve broken the law of nature .
Technically , you ’re nontaxable from the ban if you ’re meddlesome dialing 911 .
The bill is currently on its way to Honolulu ’s Mayor Kirk Caldwell , who has 10 business sector day to signal it . Mayor Caldwell “ worked closely ” with City Councilman Brandon Elefante on the bill , CNN writes , suggesting that Honolulu could become the first major U.S. city to settle such a ban .
city in New Jersey , New York , Arkansas , Illinois , and Nevada have all tried to create similar laws , but they have all failed . The town ofFort Lee , New Jersey , is one exclusion ; it ostracize texting while crossing the street in 2012 . According toInjury Facts , walker incidents involving cell phone calculate for more than 11,100 harm between 2000 and 2011 in the US .
Cities such as London and Augsburg have also launch initiatives to caution pedestrians to face up from their telephone while intersect the street . Londonpadded lamp postsso cark multitude would n’t encounter into them and Augsburginstalled flushed and green lights on the floorthat grab the attention of those looking down . There ’s also an app calledTugthat get off users notifications when they ’re about to enroll a crosswalk against the sign .
[ CNN ]
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