iPod禁止

Most of us have already heard that using a cell phone (without a handsfree solution) while driving has been banned in some US cities. But while walking? That's what New York state Senator Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) is now looking to restrict. Kruger is introducing legislation today that would fine pedestrians in New York's big cities $100 apiece for using their Blackberrys, iPods, cell phones, and other electronics while crossing the street. The legislation proposal is sparked by several recent pedestrian deaths in Kruger's district―one of which involved a 23-year-old iPod user stepping out into traffic, only to remain oblivious to bystanders screaming "Watch out!" before being struck and killed.
Using a crosswalk in New York? "NO iPOD FOR YOU!" - ars Technica

あーらら...。自己責任じゃないの?