# New York State wide ban on texting while driving

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Yo\_Rita](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yo_rita/32/6450_2.png) [@Yo\_Rita](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Yo_Rita)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-york-state-wide-ban-on-texting-while-driving/248054/42 "2009-11-03T10:10:08Z")

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> [@people with paint/body experience and good ideas...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/people-with-paint-body-experience-and-good-ideas/25265/3):
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> IMO we really don’t need these additional laws, the basic traffic rules are enough. If you die while talking on your cell phone or texting, it’s gods way of telling you that you suck.
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> P.S. - you should be allowed to go as fast as you want in the left lane on the interstate, as long as you are passing. It should be mandatory to stay to the right, like it is in Germany.

Okay, but what about if someone is texting or on their cellphone and hit your car? I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t be to happy about how carelessly they were driving.

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