If you are crossing ... street in Honolulu, you might want to keep your phone in your pocket. Over the summer, Honolulu approved a law allowing authorities to fine pedestrians who cross the street ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Starting Wednesday, pedestrians could be fined for crossing a street on Oahu while looking at a cell phone or other electronic device. City officials say Honolulu is the ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Your mother knew best. "Look both ways before you cross the street," she said. "AND QUIT SURFING THE WEB ON YOUR CELL PHONE!" OK, maybe mom didn't say that last part, but ...

Pedestrians will be fined for looking at mobile phones and other electronic devices while crossing a street on the Hawaiian island of Oahu starting Wednesday. City officials say Honolulu is the ...

Brandon Elefante is the Honolulu city councilman who introduced ... concerned for their peers being distracted while crossing the streets and looking at their phones instead of looking both ...

However, the city ... crossing the street cannot talk on a phone, stare at a phone or have both ears covered with headphones or earbuds. "No pedestrian shall cross a street or highway while ...

Yesterday, the city of Honolulu passed a law that will hopefully deter pedestrians from looking at smartphones ... people to talk on their phone while crossing the street, while exempting ...

Walking while looking at a mobile phone ... City Council passed a law, which goes into effect today, that allows police to fine pedestrians up to $35 for looking at an electronic device when ...

Honolulu made it illegal to walk across the street while looking at a phone, as did the city of Montclair ... from looking at their cellphones when crossing the street. New York has taken an ...

Look both ways before you cross the street; and if you're in Honolulu, make sure to put away your phone, too. This week, the city became the first major U.S. city to pass legislation targeting ...

Photo: Shutterstock Finally, there is a wide-held view that while looking at your phone while crossing ... with the street around you and you're less aware of the changes the city is going through.