On a typical day, the NYPD writes about 540 tickets to drivers using portable electronic devices while driving. Each ticket carries a fine of $130.00!
This Tuesday, June 22, 2010, the New York City Police Department will instruct its oficers to conduct an intensive traffic violation operation designed to stop and ticket those drivers who are observed using their hand held cell phones while operating a motor vehicle.
The last "cell phone ticket" blitz conducted by the NYCPD in March resulted in some 9,016 tickets being issued in a single 24 hour period! At $130 a ticket, that one day operation realized the city coffers over $1 million dolars in fines. Of course the Police Department officially states (with a straight face) that "safety considerations" are the only driving force behind these operations.
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