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Originally Posted by fugazifan
1st of all this law clearly states that it is for the protection of the pedestrian not the driver. and it seems silly to legislate a law to make sure people dont dart in front of cars and to blame it on the music. how much of a problem are these music listeners on our streets? i have yet to see them. im sure that a lot more kids cause accidents by having their ball roll into the street and they dart after it. should playing with balls be illegal, or should people just be taught common sense?
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Well, then, it seems even more well-intended. What's wrong with helping citizens protect themselves from themselves? "Hey, stupid, don't do that. You might die." If someone protected me against some death-inviting activity, even if it meant barring me from doing it, I would thank them.
As for actually seeing this happen, maybe you haven't, but I have. But then I've mostly lived in college towns where there tend to be a lot of kids with earbuds and on phones in busy downtowns, etc. But believe me, I've seen this happen plenty, and I would venture to say, based on what I've seen, that it's a bit of a problem.