The death of a pedestrian in Cranbrook, B.C., on Tuesday has raised the question of how loud is too loud when it comes to listening to iPods and other personal music players.
Isaiah Otieno, a 23-year-old student, was killed when he was struck and dragged by a helicopter that crashed to the ground as he was walking to the mailbox.
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Concern over safe use of headphones is growing. Last year, Carl Kruger, a Democratic state senator from New York proposed a bill to ban the use of iPods and other electronic devices while crossing the street.
Via. This story has reminded me the old joke.
Two bricks have jumped out of the high roof onto the lonely builder who is passing by the footway. Half way down the younger brick cried: “Stop! Back! He is wearing a hard hat!”
“Huh! Look and learn!”, – replied the older one and yelled to the man in a hard hat: “Hey
dude!”
The builder looked upwards: “Whatzup!?”