Have you ever pulled to a stop at a red light and picked up your phone or GPS to check your directions? Or to send a quick text that you’re on your way?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., wants to make that illegal.
Cuomo buried the proposal on the second-to-last page of his 351-page “2017 State of the State” book. The book says drivers can only use their phones on the road in a stopped vehicle thanks to a “loophole.”
There’s no mention of how that could possibly be enforced, if there would be an exception for navigation, or how using phones at a stoplight threatens lives.
According to the ABC affiliate in Albany, N.Y., the current punishment for using a phone while driving is $50-$200 for a first offense.
Cuomo is being discussed as a potential candidate to challenge President-elect Trump in 2020.
Jason Russell is the contributors editor for the Washington Examiner.
