Imagine this scene...
Flashing lights in the rearview mirror...Sirens blaring...
Driver says "Oh no, Why is he pulling me over, i wasn't speeding!"
Officer says "M'am I'm going to have to ask you to put your phone away while driving, and here is a citation for distracted driving. Have a nice day."
If you live in New York or Connecticut and you are HOLDING your phone while driving, you can be pulled over and ticketed. And if you think this is just another way for the local police to earn some exrta money, think again. This push for enforcement is backed by the "Big Guy". U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has answered the call from states on how to enforce distracted driving safety legislation by giving federal money to two states (NY & CT) that will act as guinea pigs to test out zero tolerance enforcement.
"We have two studies going on right now," LaHood says. "One in New York, and one in Connecticut that we're funding. We're giving money to law enforcement people so that if they see somebody with a cell phone in their hand, they're going to give them a ticket. We're going to see how these things work."
Interestingly enough, in 2001, New York became the first state to ban hand held cell phones. Apparently New York needs a refresher in enforcement. Sounds good to me.
Flashing lights in the rearview mirror...Sirens blaring...
Driver says "Oh no, Why is he pulling me over, i wasn't speeding!"
Officer says "M'am I'm going to have to ask you to put your phone away while driving, and here is a citation for distracted driving. Have a nice day."
If you live in New York or Connecticut and you are HOLDING your phone while driving, you can be pulled over and ticketed. And if you think this is just another way for the local police to earn some exrta money, think again. This push for enforcement is backed by the "Big Guy". U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has answered the call from states on how to enforce distracted driving safety legislation by giving federal money to two states (NY & CT) that will act as guinea pigs to test out zero tolerance enforcement.
"We have two studies going on right now," LaHood says. "One in New York, and one in Connecticut that we're funding. We're giving money to law enforcement people so that if they see somebody with a cell phone in their hand, they're going to give them a ticket. We're going to see how these things work."
Interestingly enough, in 2001, New York became the first state to ban hand held cell phones. Apparently New York needs a refresher in enforcement. Sounds good to me.
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