NYC is cracking down on texting while driving. Image: Shutterstock |
Cuomo, state and local police officers, and community
members from town and cities all over the state are making a notable effort to
assure the public that distracted driving will not be tolerated in New York.
Governor Cuomo has traveled across the state with survivors and family members
of those lost to cell phone-related accidents to express the dangers of texting
while driving. He has garnered support from some of the most prominent
organizations in New York City, particularly the Battery Park City Authority,
of which he is a board member. The board is comprised of passionate people from
the community like local
business leader Carl Mattone and Martha J. Gallo, a prominent Lower
Manhattan community member and mother of two teenage girls, that want to keep
New York residents safe.
Governor Cuomo is also a father of three teenagers, which
makes him painfully aware of the dangers that face his own children and of the
values that need to be instilled in New York’s youth in regards to responsible
driving. Through a combination of strategies including newly implemented highway
“Text Stop” spaces, programs that raise public awareness, and legal penalties for
texting and driving, it is clear that New York is cracking down on distracted
driving. In a recent press release Governor Cuomo explains, “New York State is continuing to use every
tool at its disposal to combat texting while driving.” Of the newly designated
91 “Text Stops” across the state he says, “With
this new effort, we are sending a clear message to drivers that there is no
excuse to take your hands off the wheel and eyes off the road.”
Only time and statistical evidence will reveal whether or not
New York’s efforts to reduce fatalities caused by texting while driving are
succeeding, but its message is clear: If you are caught texting while behind
the wheel, you will be harshly penalized.
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