[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: No cell phones while driving in NY since 2001 or so Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by pme [Email] (#1496) [Profile/Gallery] (more from pme) on Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:16:24 In Reply to: No cell phones while driving in NY since 2001 or so, MI-Roger [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 7 Jul 2013 05:48:06 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I saw something in the paper that the NY State Police are beginning to use modified unmarked cars to look for calling or texting drivers on the NYS Thruway system and other parts of their jurisdiction.

The cars are modified so that the driver is sitting slightly higher then they would in a regular car to afford a clearer view into the cabin of other cars as they patrol.

I travel the NYS thruway ~45 miles a day, and I can't tell you the number of people I see holding their phones and either speaking or texting as they drive. Hope it helps catch some of these folks, and that they publicize the results like they do with the DWI stops -- a simple note usually shows up in our local papers saying XX number of motorists were stopped over the weekend for DUI/DWI. Add the distracetd driving stats too!

As the father of a new driver, I feel pretty strongly about this and work hard to set the right example.

off my soapbox......

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• ticketed while looking at cell phone gps in nyc, scott k, Sat, 6 Jul 2013 18:30:52
  • Re: ticketed while looking at cell phone gps in nyc, beaacon , Tue, 9 Jul 2013 03:21:53
  • Re: ticketed while looking at cell phone gps in nyc, dtechakacheaptech, Sun, 7 Jul 2013 11:40:56
    • I hope you're at least on a headset while driving? n/m, Baggsly , Sun, 7 Jul 2013 19:11:48
      • The issue is not typically holding the handset,, Bill Homer , Sun, 7 Jul 2013 21:17:42
  • Re: ticketed while looking at cell phone gps in nyc, Erik919kt, Sun, 7 Jul 2013 10:35:08
    • Most cabs here have GPS mounted on dash, not..., Baggsly , Sun, 7 Jul 2013 19:10:58
  • Re: ticketed while looking at cell phone gps in nyc, TML , Sun, 7 Jul 2013 07:26:34
  • No cell phones while driving in NY since 2001 or so, MI-Roger , Sun, 7 Jul 2013 05:48:06
    • Re: No cell phones while driving in NY since 2001 or so, pme , Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:16:24 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: No cell phones while driving in NY since 2001 or so, scott k, Sun, 7 Jul 2013 06:23:41
      • Re: No cell phones while driving in NY since 2001 or so, Tom G , Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:39:53
      • Re: No cell phones while driving in NY since 2001 or so, BarryMabel , Mon, 8 Jul 2013 03:23:52
      • Re: No cell phones while driving in NY since 2001 or so, Bill Homer , Sun, 7 Jul 2013 10:21:22

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