Look both ways before crossing the street..And Don't Wear Your Ipod

George Carlin said it best, "Whatever happened to natural selection? Survival of the fittest? The kid who swallows too many marbles doesn’t grow up to have kids of his own."

People stupid enough to walk across a busy New York intersection while blaring their Ipod deserve what they get.

They're the inevitable street encounters in a metropolis tethered to its portable electronic devices: the meandering businessman typing a text message on his BlackBerry, the chatty cell phone user coming to a dead stop on a crowded sidewalk and the iPod listener obliviously crossing a street as the light changes.

Technology has allowed New Yorkers to go mobile with their media, but it has also put their legs on automatic pilot while they tune into games, e-mail and music.

Now one lawmaker wants to put an end to this habit of modern life.

New legislation proposed by state Sen. Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) would fine pedestrians and bicyclists if they use their iPod, cell phone or other PDA while crossing a city streets.

By the way, I have zero clue how they are going to enforce this.