Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Distracted Driving

With Plenty of Fanfare, Cuomo Toughens New York’s Distracted Driving Law

By Noah Kazis | Jul 12, 2011 | 7 Comments

Standing in front of two police cars and an enormous electronic traffic sign, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed tougher statewide distracted driving legislation into law this afternoon. The law, sponsored by State Senator Carl Marcellino and Assembly Member Harvey Weisenberg, makes the use of handheld electronic devices while driving a primary offense, allowing the police to […]

Legislature Passes Distracted Driving Bill With Weaker Penalty Than Cuomo’s

By Noah Kazis | Jul 5, 2011 | 1 Comment

Legislation beefing up the state’s distracted driving laws passed the state legislature at the end of what was a fairly productive session on transportation issues last month. If signed into law, the bill should help prevent some of the 10,000 crashes caused by distracted driving each year in New York state. What passed the legislature […]

Cuomo to Introduce Statewide Distracted Driving Bill With Teeth

By Ben Fried | Jun 10, 2011 | 30 Comments

Andrew Cuomo said today that he will introduce a bill to toughen state provisions intended to protect people from drivers who text or use portable electronic devices of any sort behind the wheel. The bill closes loopholes and adds stricter penalties for distracted driving, which contributes to more than 10,000 crashes per year in New […]

CBS2 Must Stop Reporting While Driving

By Ben Fried | Jan 31, 2011 | 38 Comments

The local news promo you’re watching was broadcast on CBS2 last week to tout their “amazing new technology” — Mobile2. What is Mobile2? According to the promo, it’s “a fleet of units covering the entire Tri-State area” so that viewers at home can literally get the windshield perspective on what’s going on outside. Basically, CBS2 […]

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LaHood Goes to Detroit to Talk to Automakers About Distracted Driving

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 20, 2011 | No Comments

A year ago, the Department of Transportation helped launch FocusDriven, an advocacy group for victims of motor vehicle crashes involving drivers using cell phones. “In one year, we’ve made progress – but at least 5,500 people still die every year in crashes,” said FocusDriven president Jennifer Smith, who lost her mother in a collision involving […]

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Limbaugh: Distracted Driving Regs a Slippery Slope to Totalitarian Rule

By Adam Voiland | Oct 21, 2010 | No Comments

Last March, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh made clear that he’s not the sort to shed tears when cyclists get doored. Indeed, cyclists, in his mind, belong on the sidewalks instead of the streets. Turns out a cyclist’s right to the road isn’t the only area where Limbaugh has fundamental disagreements with Ray LaHood, […]

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