New York legislature passed a watered down bill on texting. Basically one can’t be stopped and ticketed for it unless there is another reason for a stop, such as speeding, reckless lane change, etc. Look at the story/video in the New York Times which discusses the law in England, where texting drivers can be jailed in extreme circumstances, such as causing death of others on the road. Texting by car and truck drivers causes thousands of wrecks and needless deaths annually.
Bus-Speed-14 Deaths
March 13, 2011
Witnesses report the March 12 bus that crashed on I 95, near New York City killing 14 an injuring many more was moving “at a high rate of speed” The bus was traveling from the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut at daybreak yesterday.