New Jersey – Police issued 224,725 citations for violations of the state’s cell phone law in the last 23 months, officials announced today.
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“We are making progress in our efforts to ensure that all motorists are aware of the consequences they face if they choose to talk on a cell phone or text while driving,” Division of Highway Traffic Safety Director Pam Fischer said in a statement. “Any cell phone conversation while driving, whether handheld or hands-free, is distracting and dangerous, and can result in crashes, injuries, and in some cases the loss of life.”
In the last two years, there have been 3,610 crashes involving drivers using a handheld phone, resulting in 13 deaths, officials said.
New Jersey has banned drivers from texting or talking on handheld cell phones since March 2008.
I agree I think talking on a cell phone is a big distraction I personally got a $130 ticket for talking on a cell phone I immediately payed and bought a hands free just think of how much times your on your cell phone or even worse texting and you do something that drivers start honking its a very dangerous thing. DON’T TALK OR TEXT WHILE DRIVING
They should ticket all the crazy stuff people do while driving. I have seen many ehrleche yiddin coming down from Monsey laying teffilin while driving…
B”H they havend got me yet!
In Far Rockaway, a member of NYPD has reportedly written false tickets stating this or that lady or even rabbi was using a cell phone while driving–in one case, he asked the lady for her phone, then noted the minute she last used it (some 20 minutes before he stopped her), then wrote a ticket for the time she was using it. In two other cases, he wrote tickets for use of cell phones by rabbis who do not even own cell phones.
The local email list refused to post a notice about this corrupt cop, seeking more information.
Beware! Cops have quotas and use of a cell phone is a ‘big ticket’ item.
Strictly fund raising by all the local municipalities- great wat way to raise bucks for cash strapped towns and cities
They should take their licence away for a week.
This type of ticketing is not right. Some people are talented and can multi-task by driving and texting at the same time. They should not be penalized on account of other less talented motorists. Why does this rule need to be “one size fits all?”. There should be a special test given by the DMV on a drivers ability to do certain activities while driving and be granted such privileges. For example, some people can drive, talk on the phone, chew bubble gum, text, shave and/or put on lipstick at the same time…