| Re: New York wants to outlaw iPods for cyclers!?!?
"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
I believe there are parts of NYC that don't allow them but the various
Municalities have that right. The State probably doesn't since the last
couple of courts.
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