Thanksgiving can be more than a family holiday. For the New York State Police, it was the opportunity to remind motorists of the dangers of texting while driving. 
During the course of 5 day Thanksgiving holiday, 816 tickets were issued for a texting while driving violations. About 40% of the tickets were handed out during “Operation [...]

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 [...]

A 19 year-old girl from Brooklyn, who was involved in a car accident because she was allegedly texting while driving, is now being charged of negligent homicide and may face up to 4 years in jail because of her driving distraction. 
According to the police report, the teen driver, who was driving a Toyota Camry, hit [...]

Since the beginning of the year, at least 178 train operators and bus drivers for the MTA  NYC Transit have been caught texting while driving on the job.  This time, the dangerous behavior was caught on video.
At about 8:45 on a Friday morning, a 7 train operator was seen using his cell phone and not [...]

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 [...]

The state of New York does prohibit the use of a hand-held cellphones and texting while driving, but the secondary enforcement aspect of the law is making it tough to enforce.
Since November 2009, New York drivers are banned from using any hand-held mobile telephone, and other electronic devices, while in a moving vehicle. A violation [...]

Texting bans seem hard to enforce. Just ask some New York local police departments.
 
A local TV station contacted police stations accross the state to see how many tickets for texting while driving had been issued since the state banned the dangerous practive last November. The result were disappointing: it seems almost nobody gets caught.
Oneida County [...]

While the state approved a legislation banning the use of all electronic devices – including cell phones – while driving in November 2009, government agencies are still sending out text alerts to thousands of drivers.
New Yorkers can subscribe to Notify NYC, a service that sends text messages to commuters about traffic alerts. 
Speaking to the NY [...]