05-06-2018, 07:31 AM
(05-06-2018, 04:41 AM)dcgal Wrote: California city bans use of phones, earbuds in crosswalks
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/18/c...rosswalks/
Not surprising, as this is an unsafe practice. Turn off the phone whole you cross a street, and take off the earbuds. As a pedestrian you have some responsibility to make sure that you can hear what is going on -- like some distracted, drunk, or drowsy driver. You may have the right-of-way, but that is not something to prove by getting hurt, let alone crippled or killed.
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