We all know that if an employee uses either your cell phone or theirs and causes an accident while doing business on the cell phone, your company could be held liable for damages. That's why we have policies prohibiting employees from using cell phones while driving. You have a policy? Right? We also know that different states have different laws regarding cell phone use, extending to texting while driving? Right? Well New York is now taking some rather unique steps to catch drivers in the act of texting.
Officers are going stealth mode by using undercover state police cars that are designed to sit higher than a normal SUV. This fleet of slightly elevated SUVs joined the statewide $1 million anti-distracted driving effort designed to crackdown on texting drivers. Called "Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement" (CITE) vehicles, they come in a variety of colors and look like any other SUV.
The penalty for texting while driving? Under the law, new drivers with probationary or junior licenses can have their licenses suspended for 60 days if caught texting while driving. Those same drivers could have their licenses revoked for up to six months if caught a second time.
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