{"id":2090,"date":"2007-02-07T10:16:23","date_gmt":"2007-02-07T18:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2007\/02\/what_i_cant_hear_you_im_drowning_out_your_totally_idiotic_idea_to_get_me_to_take_off_my_ipod_when_crossing_the_street.html"},"modified":"2007-02-07T10:16:23","modified_gmt":"2007-02-07T18:16:23","slug":"what_i_cant_hea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/archives\/2007\/02\/what_i_cant_hea.html","title":{"rendered":"What? I Can’t Hear You . . . I’m Drowning Out Your Totally Idiotic Idea To Get Me To Take Off My IPod When Crossing The Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carl Kruger, I’m sorry to say it, but you are basically an idiot<\/a>:<\/p>\n

They call it ‘iPod oblivion’ — when you’re talking on a cell phone or listening to an iPod while crossing the street.<\/p>\n

“It can be a distraction you know but most times I stay alert . . . I’m aware of my surroundings,” iPod user John Palmer said.<\/p>\n

But Albany thinks it’s a problem, and so Senator Carl Kruger of Brooklyn is proposing a law that if anybody uses any kind of electronic device while crossing an intersection, they may face a fine of $100 dollars.<\/p>\n

When asked if he has ever used a cell phone crossing the street, Kruger said “absolutely.” He added, “That doesn’t make it right. If Kruger’s bill becomes law I promise I’ll adhere to it.”<\/p>\n

Needless to say in New York City Kruger’s proposal isn’t going over well.<\/p>\n

“I make a living on the phone . . . that’s what I do. I’m on the phone all the time,” Realtor Lisa Conway said.<\/p>\n

“This is New York. We’re constantly on the cell phones. It’s part of life, it’s part of business,” Realtor Mary Ferraro said.<\/p>\n

Even transportation experts say the bill is silly.<\/p>\n

“iPods don’t kill pedestrians. Cars and trucks kills pedestrians. So instead of blaming the victim, our elected officials should be passing tougher laws for reckless driving,” said Paul Steeley White of Transportation Alternatives.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carl Kruger, I’m sorry to say it, but you are basically an idiot: They call it ‘iPod oblivion’ — when you’re talking on a cell phone or listening to an iPod while crossing the street. “It can be a distraction you know but most times I stay alert . . . I’m aware of my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-youre_kidding_right"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}