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Like they say in boxing, "protect yourself at all times." Earbuds or headphones while walking near a motor vehicle road with anything shy of a barrier-separate
by ethbr0 6y ago
Like they say in boxing, "protect yourself at all times."
Earbuds or headphones while walking near a motor vehicle road with anything shy of a barrier-separated sidewalk should be illegal.
- yoz-y 6y agoI think that's a bit too much, it's reasonable to expect that cars will stay on the road. It's the interfaces that are dangerous.
- ethbr0 6y agoIn a lot of cities, sidewalks aren't available along common pedestrian routes. And sometimes, when they are, are too narrow. Not listening to music or a podcast seems a reasonable sacrifice to make, in exchange for being within a few feet of multi-ton vehicles at 30+ mph relative velocity.
- yoz-y 6y agoI agree that when walking on a shared road one must be on maximum alert.
- michaelmrose 6y agoI don't want the police harassing pedestrians based on what their notion of safe phone use is. Look at how the NYPD uses jaywalking laws? In 2019 90% of the tickets were issued to black or Hispanic individuals. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/01/27/jaywalking-while-black-final-2019-numbers-show-race-based-nypd-crackdown-continues/ https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/01/27/jaywalking-while-blac... There is a large difference between people ought not do <> and cops ought to be given the privilege of harassing and imprisoning people who do <>. It's perfectly possible to wear headphones and use your eyeballs to ensure the path ahead is clear in fact your ears aren't all that useful. I can SEE an oncoming car as much as a mile away if I am hearing a car about to crease me its already too late.