Yesterday, however, Toronto city council voted in favour of a motion asking the provincial government to make it illegal for pedestrian to use cellphones while crossing the street.
City council was debating the road-safety plan and Councillor Frances Nunziata moved this amendment, which passed 26 to 15. As the Toronto Star reports, some councillors thought it was a joke.
And more specifically, council is asking the province to change the Highway Traffic Act to forbid people from "actively using a handheld wireless communication device or handheld electronic entertainment device while on any travelled portion of a roadway."
Torontonians reacted to the news with snark and many seemed concerned about what this ban could mean for new-fangled PokéMasters.
Making texting and walking illegal? Toronto city council must have stock in Digimon.
— Jacob Morris (@jacobmorris) July 15, 2016
*opens Twitter* *sees Toronto city council voted to make texting while walking illegal* http://pic.twitter.com/OQ13V7IWHd
— Cassie (@cfulgham) July 15, 2016
Toronto city council votes to ask province to make texting while walking illegal. Really?? Why can't we let natural selection do its thing?
— drex (@drex) July 15, 2016
wanting to ban texting and walking lmao is Toronto city council serious right now?
— Carrie (@kaleidoruby) July 14, 2016
(would playing pokemon go count)
Toronto city council's motion asking the province to make texting-while-walking illegal just makes us look like backwater townies.
— Jason Carlin (@the2scoops) July 14, 2016
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