# New York State wide ban on texting while driving

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**Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-york-state-wide-ban-on-texting-while-driving/248054/64 "2009-11-04T15:22:37Z")

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> [@FS/FT: 1993 Del sol turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-ft-1993-del-sol-turbo/25332/22):
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> It’s all about the cash money.

Depends on the county, small counties wont issue any, I believe Schenectady still has yet to issue one and

> **No texting tickets issued yet**

> Since the Oneida County Board of Legislators passed a resolution more than three months ago banning the practice of text messaging while driving, the majority of the county’s major law enforcement agencies haven’t written tickets for those breaking the law.  
> [http://www.uticaod.com/news/x135603418/No-texting-tickets-issued-yet](http://www.uticaod.com/news/x135603418/No-texting-tickets-issued-yet)

And

> **Officials: Policing texting difficult**

> Starting next month, New York will become the 18th state to ban texting while driving, a habit that many local officials say will be difficult to police and even more difficult to deter, particularly among young people.  
> Cell phone usage while driving has been illegal for several years, but that does little to deter many drivers, said Amsterdam Police Chief Thomas Brownell. Brownell said he is in favor of the impending texting law.  
> “Laws like this, you have to be kind of mindless not to see it as necessary,” he said. “Add the ridiculous factor of looking at a texting screen and it’s beyond belief that people do it.”  
> Brownell said his department regularly issues cell phone use tickets and often responds to accidents in which cell phone use is a contributing factor.  
> “We have had numerous accidents with people playing on their cell phones, and the next thing you know they’ve crossed the yellow line,” he said.  
> Catching people who are texting or talking on a cell phone is difficult because when people see a patrol car, they instinctively pull the phone below their dash where it’s not visible. If a driver doesn’t admit to being on a cell phone prior to an accident, it’s hard to prove the cell phone contributed to the crash, Brownell said.

> [http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/517002.html](http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/517002.html)

BUT THIS

> **New York City Police issues 7,529 tickets in 1 day for improper mobile phone use**

> [http://www.intomobile.com/2009/11/02/new-york-city-police-issues-7529-tickets-in-1-day-for-improper-mobile-phone-use.html](http://www.intomobile.com/2009/11/02/new-york-city-police-issues-7529-tickets-in-1-day-for-improper-mobile-phone-use.html)

= $$$$$

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