# New York State wide ban on texting while driving **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [November 2, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-york-state-wide-ban-on-texting-while-driving/248054 "2009-11-02T21:07:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 24
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-york-state-wide-ban-on-texting-while-driving/248054/24 "2009-11-03T08:23:45Z")
> [@Jesus Debate](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jesus-debate/25247/47): > > That’s exactly my point, it doesn’t/isn’t a hazard because I UNDERSTAND I’m behind the wheel and can’t devote 100% of my attention to my phone. Humans can multi-task better than any other species on the planet. But if you devote too much of your attention to one thing while trying to do another, of course you’ll have a problem/issue. My guess is that the people who crash, etc. were too into their phone or whatever than into driving. > > How come I can go 6 years without being any where near causing an accident while texting constantly? I do a lot of traveling and text all the time while driving. I also eat a lot behind the wheel. It’s because I’m aware and know what the hell I’m doing. And you know what that is? Because I’ve taken 3 defensive driving classes, and done a lot of driving. > > So again…it’s all about driver experience and driver education. The point \> You --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-york-state-wide-ban-on-texting-while-driving/248054)._