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Is multitasking a crime? No using iPods white crossing the street. No talking on cell phones white biking. Should lawmakers try to legislate common sense?

Publication: New York Times Upfront
Publication Date: 07-MAY-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Is multitasking a crime? No using iPods white crossing the street. No talking on cell phones white biking. Should lawmakers try to legislate common sense?(NEWS ANALYSIS)

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A few months ago, a New York State Senator introduced a bill in the State Legislature that would, he said, tackle the problem of "iPod oblivion."

This condition, Senator Carl Kruger I suggests, is suffered by the thousands of owners of electronic gadgets, from Palm Pilots to cell phones. His bill would make it a crime to "enter and cross a crosswalk while engaging in the use of an electronic device in a city with a population of one million or more." Violators would face a court summons and a $100 fine.

Kruger's justification for the bill, as submitted to the legislature, is this: "Since September, three pedestrians have been killed and one critically injured while crossing the street listening to electronic music devices. The use of electronic devices while crossing the street poses a threat to the public safety of pedestrians and motorists. It is impossible to be fully aware...

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