Austrian city bans mobile phones on public transport

The Austrian city of Graz on Wednesday issued a ban on mobile phone use on public transport.

Graz's decision, which is highly controversial in Austria, makes the community the first worldwide to issue such a ban, Austrian media said.

Annoyed over the constant buzz and passengers sharing their life secrets on buses and trams in the southern Austrian town, conservative Mayor Siegfried Nagel issued a regulation demanding mobile phones be switched to "silent."

The regulation also banned loud music.

[via Top News]

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