Back in July, New York Gov. Andrew Como signed a tougher law on texting while driving that changed the law’s enforcement from secondary to primary.  And more than 2 months after the new measure has been put in place, it appears that it has made a major difference on the state’s roads.
A record 1,082 drivers [...]

It has now been a year since Kentucky banned texting while driving, and a recent report shows that 144 citations have been issued since the beginning of the year to texting drivers.
Although the law came into effect in July 2010, police officers only gave out warnings for the first six months.  While some may see [...]

In the first year since Rhode Island banned texting while driving, local authorities have issued 185 citations to distracted drivers, and collected nearly $11,000 in fines. 
The majority of these fines were handed out by state police troopers.  The Rhode Island State Police issued a total of 89 tickets and $5,980 in fines.  State Police Capt. [...]

9 days after Massachusetts’ texting while driving ban became effective, police officers in Edgartown issued their first citation to a local driver. 
According to the police report, Mauricio Decarvalho was stopped at a stop signed when a police officer saw him using his cell phone.
“The operator of this vehicle was using his cell phone in what [...]

British Columbia’s texting while driving ban started in 2010 and so far, the numbers are quite surprising.  According to Solicitor-General Mike de Jong, someone in B.C. is getting a citation for talking on the phone or texting while driving every 15 minutes since February 1. 
In the first 6 months following the new Motor Vehicle Act [...]

Of all the states that have banned texting while driving, it looks like Washington, D.C. will have the unfortunate rank of #1 among texting drivers.
According to reports, the District of Columbia police issued over 11,088 cell-phone-related citations since the beginning of 2010.  By the end of the year, it is expected that more than 15,000 tickets will [...]

Some people try to use their fame to get special privileges.  Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.  It seems that for a New York policeman, singer Beyonce is just like every other driver on the road.
According to Star Magazine, the pop singer was pulled over in Brooklyn on June 23 after she was caught texting [...]

For more than a year, California drivers have faced fines from $20 to $50 for getting caught texting while driving.  If the latest bill proposition from Sen. Joe Simitian receives approval from the House, Senate and Governor, motorists would face higher fines, and cyclist would be fined for texting while… pedaling.
Senate Bill 1475 is looking [...]

Stephen Judd from Dracut, MA, should only have received a $100 fine because he was texting while driving on the roads of New Hampshire.  Unfortunately for him, I also received jail time.
According to reports, the police saw Judd typing a message on his cell phone at steering wheel level while driving through Pelham, New Hampshire.  [...]

Since July 2009, it is illegal for motorists in Tennessee to exchange text messages while driving.  But like in the state of New York, not many drivers have been caught in the act.
So far, in 2010, only 47 tickets have been issued in Tennessee for texting while driving.  For Tennessee Department of Safety Public Affairs [...]