State police to look for drivers using mobile devices
If safety doesn’t motivate people to stop texting and talking on cell phones while driving, cops are hoping hefty tickets will. As my colleague, Terry Corcoran, reported today state police announced a...
View ArticleTeen drivers more likely to be using mobile devices in crashes
Compared to older drivers, teens are nearly three times as likely to report that they were texting or reading emails when they had a car accident or close call, according to a new report from the...
View ArticleState police: More than 65,000 drivers caught using phones
Police fined 65,081 drivers so far this year for using handheld devices, state officials announced today. And as of Monday, a whopping 2,263 drivers in Westchester County have been ticketed for...
View ArticleLook! Exclamations on NYC streets aim to get attention of drivers and...
Knowing that many folks spend the day totally engaged in their smart phones, the NYC DOT has launched a clever campaign to alert people at some of the city’s most dangerous intersections. The “LOOK”...
View Article40 states now ban texting while driving, but most states still allow...
While there are now 40 states that ban texting while driving—Hawaii is the latest addition—there are still just 11 states that prohibit hand-held cell phones for all drivers. Hawaii restricts both...
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