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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If you are a serial texter and you currently have a Class MJ, junior, or probationary license in New York, state lawmakers are sending you a message that you won’t want to miss. A new distracted driving law went into effect November 1, 2014, increasing the fines and penalties that...
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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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Throughout New York State, record numbers of tickets for texting while driving were issued. 26 counties in the state more than doubled the amount of texting tickets they issued including Broome, Steuben, and Cayuga. Broome County police officers wrote 356 texting-related tickets last year, which is up from 168 in...
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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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With today’s younger generation of drivers accustomed to instantaneous communication, New York has, in recent years, increased enforcement and pushed for tougher anti-texting while driving laws in order to discourage novice drivers prone to the distracted driving habit from taking their eyes off the road to text on their phones....
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A study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development has revealed that, while newly licensed drivers start their time on the road following safe driving practices, they quickly lapse into distracted driving behaviors and eventually engage in such behavior more frequently than...
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