Suspending driver’s licenses over unpaid traffic tickets disproportionately affects poor and minority New Yorkers. Moreover, the suspension creates more obstacles to paying the debt than it does incentive to do so. These are among the findings discussed in a new report by the New York Law School, which presents...
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An instance of texting while driving resulted in a conviction for vehicular homicide in New Jersey on Friday, Nov. 22. Alexandra Mansonet, 50, could go to prison for up to 10 years for her role in a two-car accident that resulted in the death of a pedestrian. Mansonet was driving...
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The State Senate recently introduced a new bill that would make it illegal for people to cross streets in the state while staring at their smartphone. Despite the lack of evidence that personal electronic devices used on the streets cause traffic accidents, state lawmakers want to outlaw the use of...
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According to a recent report, being issued a cell phone ticket will all but guarantee that you’ll be facing points and/or fines on your driving record. Here’s how to avoid or minimize the impact. In 2013, over 215,000 cell phone tickets were challenged in New York State courts. Of those,...
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Many know it’s illegal, most know it’s dangerous, and yet some still do it anyway. The numbers are out and while it’s not shocking, it definitely should be a cause of concern for those of us on the road that 75% of drivers surveyed admit that they text while they...
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Police radar guns are used to detect speeding, but what if they could also sniff out texters? A Virginia company is developing a radar gun that would do precisely that. According to Malcolm McIntyre of ComSonics, the technology works by picking up on the radio frequencies that emit from a...
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A Brooklyn driver who was simply rubbing his ear was pulled over by a New York police officer and ticketed for talking on a cell phone. According to the driver, his on-board camera kept him from getting an unjustified ticket. The incident occurred earlier this past summer on busy Ocean...
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Listen up, New Jersey drivers! As of July 1, 2014 cell phone tickets in NJ officially carry a $200 minimum fine. For a second-time offender, the minimum fine doubles to $400. A third-time offender faces a 90-day suspension on top of the minimum $600 fine and 3 points will go...
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New N.Y. Law Means Commercial Drivers Will Need to Stall More Than Just Their Vehicles at Stops While the dangers of texting while operating a moving vehicle are apparent, a new law prohibits commercial drivers driving passengers or cargo through the state of New York from texting or talking on...
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According to Newser, a 61 year-old middle school Spanish teacher was killed by a NYPD Officer who was talking on her cell phone while driving. Officer Paula Medrano was making a left turn on Broadway from Hooper Street at approximately 4:30 p.m. this past Saturday when her police van struck Felix...
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