Off The Beat: Walking and Chewing Gum…err, Texting
Lawmaking 101: Introduce a bill, talk about it, then advance it so you can talk about it some more before deciding what to do.
But what kind of bill would it take for Honolulu City Council members to say “no” on the first go-round? We wondered about this when officials on Wednesday advanced a measure that would ban “holding” mobile electronic devices in crosswalks.
No cell phones while driving? Good idea.
No cell phones while walking across the street? Come on.
The measure would also prohibit holding a laptop, an iPod, a digital stop watch, an FM radio (in case anyone out there still uses one), electronic book readers and many other devices.
While they’re at it, City Council members might also consider prohibiting people from carrying books across the street. We’ve been known to walk and read from time to time.
We’ve also been known to walk and chew gum. But we wouldn’t want to give lawmakers any more ideas.
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