Look both ways before you cross the street; and if you're in
Honolulu, make sure to put away your phone too.
This week, the city became the first major U.S. city to pass
legislation targeting texters and other "distracted walkers" as they
step off the curb.
Mayor Kirk Caldwell
signed the bill, also known as the "Distracted Walking Law," on
Thursday, after it was passed 7-2 earlier this month by the city council.
"We hold the
unfortunate distinction of being a major city with more pedestrians being hit
in crosswalks, particularly our seniors, than almost any other city in the
county," Caldwell said.
The Honolulu Police
Department will begin enforcing the law on Oct. 25. Until then the department will
implement a three-month training and warning period.
After the law goes into effect, first-time violators will be
fined $15-$35, second time violators within the same year will be on the hook
for $35-$75, and those who get ticketed a third time will be charged $75-$99.
The law targets cellphone users as well as those using laptops,
digital cameras or video games, who will also be expected not to look at them
while crossing the street.
And meanwhile, in Argentina and in Germany
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