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September 26, 2013 04:35 am GMT

New York Creates 'Texting Zones' to Stop Car Accidents

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced "texting zones" to the state’s highways this week in order to prevent accidents caused by motorists who send text messages while driving.

SEE ALSO: Texting-While-Driving Laws: How Does Your State Measure Up?

In recent years, local governments across the U.S. have worked hard to curb the growing trend of texting-related accidents, but the arrival of new and more feature-rich mobile devices have posed a challenge to their efforts

Just as rest stops give road-weary, long-distance drivers a rest from the road, New York's "texting zones" aim to encourage hardcore texters to pull over before writing a message on their mobile devices. Drivers will be alerted to the 91 new zones via 298 signs strategically placed along state highways. Read more...

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