| Re: New York wants to outlaw iPods for cyclers!?!? On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:59:27 -0500, "Roger Zoul"
<rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Don Wiss wrote:
>:: On 10 Feb 2007, Gorgeous George <gorgeous.georgey@gmail.com> wrote:
>::
>::: WTF is this...
>:::
>::: http://tinyurl.com/2mea2m
>::
>:: Listening to iPods with two ear buds when cycling is already illegal
>:: in NY State. Just like it is when driving a car. The reason has
>:: nothing to do with distraction. With both ears covered you can't
>:: hear signs of danger.
>::
>:: See: http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/bike-vt.htm#sec375
>
>The reason is bogus, of course. I'm afraid that NY is engaged in robbing
>its citizens are personal liberty at an alarming rate.
>
>::
No, it has no chance to pass. It was meant to get attention for a
situation and it got it. |