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Texting Ban Yields 800 Citations Statewide During First Six Months
Data suggests that Pennsylvania’s texting ban is either ineffective or Pennsylvania drivers rarely text behind the wheel.
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent HARRISBURG – In the six months after Pennsylvania banned texting while driving, police in the state issued fewer than 800 citations for the new offence. Data from the Philadelphia Police and the Administration Office of Pennsylvania Courts shows the majority of the citations for taxing while driving were issued in the Philadelphia area. The city of Philadelphia led the way with 156 citations in the first six months while the suburban counties around the state’s largest city, including Bucks and Montgomery, accounted for another 200 citations. Meanwhile, police in the Pittsburgh area cited only 111 drivers over the first six months and the Harrisburg metro area rang up only 31 citations during the same period…
Liberty 1
8:26 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
GD - As it is my son had his hearing recently and the Judge ruled in his favor. Who needs more police officers? More tickets? Why? Every force has at least one officer who is mainly a tax revenuer. Tickets have stopped becoming a deterrant when they started being a revenue stream. You know it as soon as the officer gives you a $120.00 ticket and then tells you warmly that he is giving you a break… more ›