Ipods could land you in court!!

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iPOD fans face being hauled into court and FINED if they are caught crossing the road while listening to their favourite tracks.

Britain could be set to follow New York, where safety-conscious senator Carl Kruger is tabling a bill to outlaw so-called “distracted walking”.

Offenders would be fined £50 — and be forced to appear in court in person to pay their penalty, rather than simply posting it.

Kruger’s new law would also prosecute anyone caught crossing the road while using mobile phones, video games or other hand-held accessories.

It aims to cut the number of accidents involving pedestrians, joggers and cyclists who step out in the road without paying attention to traffic.

Kruger said there had been three iPod related road deaths in New York since September. He said: “We have a major public safety crisis.

“If you are so involved in your electronic device that you cannot see or hear a car coming, this is indicative of a larger problem that requires some sort of enforcement beyond the application of common sense.”

Kruger said a 21-year-old man in his district was killed when he stepped off the kerb at a busy junction while listening to music on his iPod.
And a 23-year-old iPod listener was killed in New York last month. Kruger’s chief of staff Jason Koppel said: “You could have a fire engine coming and you wouldn’t hear it.”

In Britain, Roger Vincent of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said: “There have been a couple of cases where it has been suggested cyclists on iPods have been distracted by music and involved in fatal accidents.

“With iPods it is as if you are encased in sound. Try to make sure you can hear traffic and know what is going on.”

Labour MP Stephen Pound said it was a barmy plan. He said: “British people can walk, talk and look at the same time.”

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rofl @gav! its rite turn ya i pod down while crossin the road not hard is it................... and there 3 deaths not exactally gona put the world on alert isit madness

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my fookin god.......is there no end to this unbridled insanity. no wonder jesus hasn't returned...he's thinkin 'u fools, u utter baffoons..why the hell should i go n mingl;e with these imbiscilles'.

if u are thick enough to walk into a road without looking then maybe the driver of the car should be offered a reward for taking out another idiot.

BEWARE.....THE NEW WORLD TERROR THREAT....THE WAR ON PORTABLE MUSIC DEVICES

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Gav m8 that is unbridled genius. Quality.

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It wont effect me because i dont have a Ipod....i have a mp3 player but not a ipod so i am very much immune from going to court

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How about deaf people? are they no longer allowed to cross the road on thier own?

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You'll need a licence to carry a suitcase while crossing the road soon.

I think it's only gonna be £500 per annum

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