A fine; for using high tech gadget this time

The new yorker will pay a $100 fine for using the cell phone or the iPod while crossing the street; the public safety guyes think they might get distracted. Well, the poor new yorkers might have to visit a thirld world country where they learn how to smoke cegarrite, talk over the cell, chat with a friend setting beside, listen to the radio (and possibly reading the newsaper just to avoid reading the street signs), all at once while driving. by the way this is all free and you might get a free cigarrete. Read about the iPod ban here

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/02/07/nyc.ipod.reut/index.html