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NYPD handed out more then 9,000 fines to motorists using a mobile phone while driving

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By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 at 3:53 AM

NYPDDuring a one-day campaign, the New York City Police Department handed out a total of 9,016 tickets to motorists who were using their mobile phones without a handset while driving. The fine is $120, meaning that the city’s budget was $1,081,920 (yap, that’s more than one million bucks) stronger for that day.

For the record, during last year the NYPD issued 195,579 summonses in the city to drivers using a mobile phone while driving.

The funny thing is that a local journalist who covered the event for the NY Daily News was himself fined after being caught using his cellphone while driving to cover the story.

Moral of the article: buy a headset! :) `

[Via: CellularNews]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Stuart

    I can understand that it is necessary to make the roads safer for everyone. Instead of passing laws concerning cell phone use. Shouldn’t we enforce the laws already on the books? I see people all the time eating behind the wheel, putting on makeup while dangling a cigarette. I think every states has wreckless driving regulations…..This seems to be more of a money maker for the city.