NY Driving/Texting Banned

New York: Driving and Texting Ban Carries Fines Up to $150. New York's law against texting while driving went into effect Sunday. The new law forbids the use of mobile devices for reading, typing and sending text messages while driving. The ban on texting while driving comes with fines up to $150. It was already illegal in the state to talk on a cellphone while driving. The U. S. Transportation Department reported that 5,870 people were killed and 515,000 were injured last year in crashes connected to driver distraction, often involving mobile devices or cellphones. Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2009.

ASHES to ASHES...

Did you know that the Safe Passage team is out on Lucas Valley Road monthly...picking up trash and recycling?

Did you know that each time there are HUNDREDS of cigarette butts!

Here's a tip for the motorized smoking public: PUT BAKING SODA IN YOUR ASHTRAY.

- it will deoderize your car and ashtray
- it will snuff out lighted cigarettes instantly
- without grinding them into your ashtray
- which leaves a tarry mess and
- takes valuable time

With baking soda, your car smells sweeter, it's easier to clean up and you are driving safer since your attention can stay on the road.