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10:44 PM, Mar 6, 2013
It requires drivers to "tattle" on their fellow motorists, but Erie County's Sheriff thinks enough of it that he'd like to try it here.
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4:55 PM, Jul 12, 2012
Police in New York issued more than 20,000 tickets since the state's texting-while-driving ban took effect a year ago - four times the amount in the prior year, state officials said Thursday.
5:47 PM, May 9, 2012
Amherst Police Investigator Kevin Murphy is on the stand again Tuesday.
7:39 PM, Apr 24, 2012
More than 65,000 drivers have been ticketed for using handheld devices so far in 2012, state officials said Tuesday.
10:45 AM, Mar 28, 2012
Teen girls are twice as likely as teen boys to use cell phones and other electronic devices while driving.
12:56 AM, Feb 16, 2012
A year after New York strengthened texting-while-driving laws, state lawmakers are looking at other ways to toughen distracted driving laws.
9:38 AM, Dec 23, 2011
Some local high school students are getting it and pledging not to text while behind the wheel or drink and drive.
4:48 PM, Dec 14, 2011
Federal regulators have declared texting, emailing or using any cellphone simply too dangerous to be allowed for drivers anywhere.
11:34 AM, Dec 8, 2011
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does an annual survey that watches drivers' behavior at selected intersections.
12:16 AM, Dec 2, 2011
State Police doled out 816 texting-while-driving tickets during a holiday blitz last week, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.
9:43 PM, Nov 17, 2011
Motorists beware: State Police will be watching for your cell phones over the holiday.
9:04 PM, Sep 21, 2011
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says police officers wrote more than twice the number of texting-while-driving tickets in August than they had in previous months, after the state made the practice a primary offense.
11:55 AM, Sep 21, 2011
The number of tickets issued since New York toughened its texting-while-driving ban in July has skyrocketed, up 43 percent through mid-September compared to all of 2010, statistics obtained by Gannett's Albany Bureau show.
8:34 PM, Jul 15, 2011
Governor Andrew Cuomo was in Western New York Thursday for a ceremonial bill signing making texting while driving a primary offense in New York State.
9:54 PM, Jun 16, 2011
The state Legislature on Tuesday passed a bill to toughen the state's texting-while-driving ban by making it is easier for police to issue tickets to offenders.
4:16 PM, Jun 12, 2011
Currently, state law makes texting while driving a secondary offense, meaning police can only issue a ticket if a driver is pulled over for another offense, such as erratic driving.
10:56 AM, May 4, 2011
The state's ban on texting behind the wheel moved one step closer to growing some teeth.
8:40 PM, Mar 9, 2011
See a searchable database that shows the number of tickets written by county in WNY from December 2001-March 2010.
3:22 PM, Feb 19, 2011
The Pledge 2 Hang Up kickoff broadcast produced by Two On Your Side in April of 2010 was nominated for an emmy award by the New York State New York Chapter of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
12:52 AM, Feb 17, 2011
Starting Wednesday, getting caught driving while using a cell phone will now mean two points on your license.
9:54 PM, Feb 8, 2011
A new texting-while-driving simulator is on display at this year's Buffalo Auto Show.
1:31 PM, Sep 30, 2010
The New York State Thruway Authority Announced today that nearly 1,000 Thruway motorists were ticketed during the fourth phase of "Operation Hang Up."
5:19 PM, Sep 28, 2010
A new study says laws that ban texting while driving don't reduce wrecks and might actually increase risks.
11:54 PM, Sep 15, 2010
Authorities say the driver of a double-decker bus was distracted by his own GPS when he drove the vehicle into a railroad bridge in central New York, killing four passengers.
6:48 PM, Aug 10, 2010
According to a study released this month by AAA, more than 25% of licensed teens admitted to texting while driving.
6:36 PM, Jul 15, 2010
New York may soon join 26 other states that allow police to pull over drivers who are sending text messages from behind the wheel. Law enforcement embrace the new measure but some say it could be hard to prove.
10:39 AM, Jun 21, 2010
A Fredonia man was ticketed Saturday after he rolled his vehicle over and it was determined that he was texting and drunk.
1:45 PM, Jun 18, 2010
A study released Friday by The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project says adults and teenagers are equally likely to text while driving.