# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-york-state-wide-ban-on-texting-while-driving/248054/8 "2009-11-03T05:39:30Z")
> [@100 Acre Woods Rally Pics](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/100-acre-woods-rally-pics/25216/22): > > Sure it might curb some distractions from some drivers, but this is just another way to raise funds by the government. Same thing with the new plates/registrations. > > At least they can’t stop me JUST for texting. I’m not worried. I’m very aware of what’s going on ESPECIALLY when I’m texting, so I should be good. > > Also, this begs the question…how are they going to prove you were texting? I guess you could show you weren’t (or they could show you were) based on your phone bill…but I know my phone bill doesn’t show texting. Is this going to be something added to phone bills now you think? > > “Safety advocates said it’s a weak law, but some legislators said they would consider changing the law to a primary violation – meaning a driver could be pulled over for it alone – if the new measure doesn’t prove enough of a deterrent.” > > In other words, if they don’t make enough money, they’ll make it a primary offense. lol. I thought I read somewhere that the new plates thing was being pushed off for the time being. I thought I heard that on Capital News 9 if I remember correctly. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-york-state-wide-ban-on-texting-while-driving/248054)._