N.Y.C. cops write 3,753 tickets for talking or texting while driving
In one day! Go get em pigs! I think in recent years every time I've been cut off on the road or just seen some extremely stupid driving it has been from someone on a cell phone..
NEW YORK -- Police have sent a message to more than 3,700 drivers they said were talking or texting behind the wheel -- Hang up. The New York Police Department issued 3,753 summonses for using hand-held cell phones while driving during the first 18 hours of a daylong crackdown Thursday. Each ticket carries a fine of up to $150.
The department said it issued an average of 617 summonses a day last year for cell-phone offenses.
N.Y.C. cops write 3,753 tickets for talking or texting while driving
daaaaam thats a lot of tickets. I don't like how thye go out on these missions to give peoople abunch of tickets but if you've ever had to drive in NYC then you won't mind!
N.Y.C. cops write 3,753 tickets for talking or texting while driving
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Originally Posted by RedLocks
In one day! Go get em pigs! I think in recent years every time I've been cut off on the road or just seen some extremely stupid driving it has been from someone on a cell phone..
NEW YORK -- Police have sent a message to more than 3,700 drivers they said were talking or texting behind the wheel -- Hang up. The New York Police Department issued 3,753 summonses for using hand-held cell phones while driving during the first 18 hours of a daylong crackdown Thursday. Each ticket carries a fine of up to $150.
The department said it issued an average of 617 summonses a day last year for cell-phone offenses.
On one hand, texting while driving is bad, but it seems like that's a LOT of manpower dedicated to a relatively small problem.
N.Y.C. cops write 3,753 tickets for talking or texting while driving
It's bittersweet.
All those tickets in one day would suggest financial greed, not the desire to protect but who knows anymore.
On the other hand, I understand the need to get that issue under control. I don't live in New York, but it's just as bad in California. I was rear-ended while sitting at a red light, by someone traveling 65 mph and texting while driving. I was shoved into the middle of the intersection, and crashed into the side of a truck that had the green light. It hurt quite a bit and kinda pissed me off.
