Verizon urged N.Y. state lawmakers to consider legislation this y...
Verizon urged N.Y. state lawmakers to consider legislation this year to require that drivers use hands-free mobile phones. Carrier said if mobile phone usage restrictions were needed, they should be imposed statewide rather than through patchwork of local ordinances.…
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N.Y.C. and at least 6 other local govts. are considering handheld mobile phone bans, in addition to the 2 N.Y. counties that adopted restrictions last year. Verizon said statewide uniformity was critical and municipal or county laws would only confuse drivers. It also said statewide law would ensure uniformity in defining offenses and in penalties. N.Y. legislature opened its 2001 session Wed.