New York wants to ban "texting" on the streets; they plan well on those who do it

The authorities of the state of New York, USA, plans to tackle "texting" problemthat is, when people write messages on their cell phones, making the act illegal on their streets and they would even propose a fine to anyone breaking the rule.

The local senator from New York John Liu introduced the bill this week after MP Felix Ortiz failed in his quest to form a committee. to approve legislation of this type last year.

Proposal I would ban texting while people roam the bustling streets of New York In the United States, there is already a fine for those who do it while driving to avoid accidents in certain fatal cases.

Included devices are all those mobile phones, but also personal digital badistants, laptops, electronic games or any electronic article that can be usedr receive, write, send or read text. "

The proposal states that In exceptional cases, for example when someone wants to contact a help or emergency number, this does not apply. l & # 39; ban.

The projector also proposes a fine to those who break the lawThe first sanction would be between $ 25 and $ 50, but if pedestrians relapsed, it would be between $ 50 and $ 100. A third fine could cost the offender up to $ 250.

However, The legislation could quickly lead to a dead end, the context not favoring those who propose the law. In Californiaon the other side of the country, legislators had to cancel a plan to fine pedestrians that they will use their devices to write while walking.

The Federal Commission for Communication (FCC for its acronym in English) decided last December that writing text messages was an "information service" and not a "telecommunication service"States therefore have limits to regulate this activity.

The cell phone industry and interest groups they worked together so that these types of projects would be defeatedeither in the courts or at local conventions, since they think that discouraging the use of items of this type would cause millionaire losses every year.