New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unveiled a plan to identify existing Park-n-Ride facilities, rest stops and parking areas on the state’s highways as “Texting Zones.” There’s nothing now — other than impatience — preventing drivers from pulling off the road into those areas to read and send text messages, but with the new initiative, appropriate signs will coax them to do so. Under the program, a total of 298 signs will be located along major highways across the state, notifying motorists of 91 Text Stops.
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NY 'Text Stops' Drive Home Safety Message
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. September 25, 2013 11:41 AMNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unveiled a plan to identify existing Park-n-Ride facilities, rest stops and parking areas on the state’s highways as “Texting Zones.” There’s nothing now — other than impatience — preventing drivers from pulling off the road into those areas to read and send text messages, but with the new initiative, appropriate signs will coax them to do so. Under the program, a total of 298 signs will be located along major highways across the state, notifying motorists of 91 Text Stops.