In New York city you may get a $100 fine if you are caught using an electronic device while crossing the road. This won't help since you can't prevent stupidity and absentmindedness.
    It is only common sense to take out you headphones when crossing the street. Or at least look both ways. But basically lawmakers in NYC think if you can't hear you shouldn't be walking across the street. But I have a newsflash for NYC! Deaf people do it everyday. The difference is that the people who get hit aren't paying attention. There is agood chance they may walk into ocoming traffic even if they weren't using an electronic device.
    So instead of increasing awareness, lawmakers head straight to the consumers pockets. They will never neglect an opportunity to pick the bones of any issue to get as much profit as they can. This is the epitome of greed.