Public hearing Tuesday on Rockland law to ban texting while driving
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- December
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Residents can weigh in tomorrow night on a local law that would ban writing, reading or sending text messages via cell phones or other electronic devices while driving in Rockland.
A public hearing is scheduled for 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Legislative Chambers, Allison-Parris County Office Building, 11 New Hempstead Road, New City.
County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell introduced a bill that would forbid text messaging while driving in the county.
The bill exempts police, firefighters and emergency personnel who can send text messages as part of the job and it doesn’t forbid drivers from texting if their car is parked, standing or stopped as long as it’s out of the traffic flow.
Seven states, including New Jersey and Connecticut, have a text-messaging ban for all drivers.
Westchester County banned texting while driving in September, and several bills are pending in the state Legislature. Cornell said that in the absence of a state ban, the Rockland law was justified.
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