Sentences with phrase «catching texting drivers»

Police in New York state may soon have a high - tech way of catching texting drivers: a device known as a textalyzer that allows an officer to quickly check if a cellphone has been in use before a crash.

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The governor is also getting tougher on drunk drivers and teens caught texting and driving.

Teenagers just beginning to drive and older new drivers who are caught texting while driving will now see their licenses revoked for sixty days.

Drivers caught texting while driving are subject to a maximum fine of $ 500.

All across the country, states are enacting «texting while driving» bans that ticket drivers caught texting while behind the wheel.

Earlier this month the Toronto Transit Commission terminated the employment of three of its drivers who were caught texting on their mobile devices while on duty behind the wheel.

Starting September 2011, Maine drivers caught texting while operating a vehicle will face a minimum of $ 100 fine for the violation.

To cast the liability net so wide as to catch the sender of a distracting text message actually diminishes the driver's responsibility to operate his or her vehicle in a safe manner.

A recent shift in the distracted driving law has granted the police the authority to confiscate and impound cell phones of drivers who are caught texting while driving.

Drivers caught texting are subject to a fine, and the police may confiscate the driver's phone for up to 48 hours.

Likewise, Idaho drivers caught texting behind the wheel will face an $ 85 fine at home, but will forced to pay $ 150 in New York.

In an effort to deter cell phone usage while driving, New York State Police are using newer and more effective methods to catch distracted drivers, including designated patrol cars, periodic texting ticket blitzes, and enforcement initiatives like Operation Hang Up.