Headline Oct. 30/ ''' CELLPHONE ZOMBIES CIRCUITRY '''

''' CELLPHONE ZOMBIES CIRCUITRY '''

100  -YES!  ONE HUNDRED YEARS from now,  when the students on..... The  World Students Society stumble across to read this piece-

It is just so reasonable and delightful to assume, that they are likely to fall of the cliff, .............laughing their heads off 

FEW  -OF YOU STUDENTS know, *both here in Pakistan and India*, nay, nah, wait a minute, most probably the entire world over, that-

The Hestan Cur Cookware system  uses Bluetooth Technology  to prepare food : Well, well..... it seems : A Future with no joy of cooking!?

Technology and future is just about all set to overwhelm us in ways that no one can that easily, comprehend. Take the case of  Smartphones  : 

They have been equipped with fingerprint sensors for years. Now Apple is moving into face recognition for unlocking a phone?  And that I tell ya all, is a tough situation............

YOU SEE THEM EVERYWHERE : People walking with their eyes glued to their mobile phone screens on some very, very busy streets.  

At the temporary hosts here in Pakistan : Raja Bazaar in Rawalpindi, and Bohri Bazaar in Karachi cantt.

*But walking and texting can be dangerous* -and cities in the United States, Europe and elsewhere have begun to do something about it.

HONOLULU has passed a law, which was to take effect last Wednesday, that allows the police to fine pedestrians up to $35 for viewing electronic devices while crossings streets in the city and surrounding county.

Honolulu is thought to be the first major city to enact such a ban.

''This is really milestone legislation that sets the bar high for safety,'' said Brandon Elefante, the City Council member who proposed the bill. 

Pedestrians, he said, will share the responsibility for their safety with motorists.

In the United States, pedestrian deaths in 2016 spiked 9 percent from the year before, rising to 5,987, the highest toll on American roads since 1990, according to federal data.

One reason maybe the sharp rise in  smartphones use, ''a frequent source of  mental and visual  distraction'' for both drivers and walkers, a report by the  Governors Highway Safety Association found.

''I'm guilty myself,'' said Charles Chan Massey, Chief Executive of Synaxis Meetings & Events,  a management firm, who uses the time walking to and from meetings and business lunches to catch up on calls, texts and emails.

''A lot of people do it; they know it's risky and do it anyway. They convince themselves that ''this text is important.'' he said. ''It's something we need to be aware of.''

There is a dearth of data directly linking distracted walking to pedestrians injuries and deaths, but it seems to be a global problem, too.

Preliminary studies ''give a hint to unsafe behavior,'' said Dr. Etienne Krug, director of the  Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence Injury Prevention at the World Health Organization.

People who text and walk are nearly four times as likely to engage in at least one dangerous action,  like jaywalking or not looking bothways, and take 18 percent  more time to cross a street than undistracted pedestrians. 

Solutions, Dr. Krug said, are  ''hard to legislate and even harder to enforce.''

A number of other cities have come up with creative ways to help protect so called cellphone zombies, who talk, text, listen to music, check their email and even snap selfies.

Initiatives include low-tech efforts, like edgy signs in Hayward, Calif. [Heads up! Cross the Street. Then Update Facebook.'']

And no selfie-zones in Mumbai, and especially designed traffic lights in Europe and several pieces of legislation in reaction to Honolulu's new law.

Last month, the board of supervisors in San Mateo County, Calif, unanimously passed a resolution  prohibiting pedestrians' use of cellphones while crossing streets.

It's not enforceable, as state law governs such issues, but David Canepa. who introduced the measure, said it was an important springboard; the resolution is expected to go to the California Legislature for statewide consideration in January.

''There is chaos in the crosswalks,'' said Mr. Canepa, who admits to a few close calls with distracted driving and walking himself.

''I know it's an issue. I've lived it. My cellphone is my life.''

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