New York State Police Acquire 32 SUVs to Target Drivers Who Text
Will be able to see driver's laps from the SUVs
Even for a state trooper, it's not easy to spot drivers who are texting. Their smartphones are down on their laps, not at their ears. And they're probably not moving their lips.
That's why New York has given state police 32 tall, unmarked SUVs to better peer down at drivers' hands, part of one of the nation's most aggressive attacks on texting while driving that also includes steeper penalties and dozens of highway "Texting Zones," where motorists can pull over to use their devices.
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Sounds about right although I am surprised they only got 32 vehicles.