Tag: ‘textalyzer’

29 APR

The ‘Textalyzer’ test: New York cops could soon be scanning drivers’ phones to see if they were texting

Flickr/Lord Jim APRIL 28, 2017 —The New York legislature has taken up a bill that will make it easier police officers to tell if texting caused of a motor vehicle accident. This effort has its roots in a 2011 Hudson Valley crash, which killed 19-year-old Evan Lieberman. The driver of the car he’d been riding in […]

22 APR

Chicago lawmakers ask police to use ‘textalyzer’ to prevent texting & driving

Texting while driving can be distracting. To stop the deadly practice, Chicago lawmakers are looking to a new piece of technology that detects whether a motorist was texting while driving. However, civil rights groups warn its use would be an invasion of privacy. Two Chicago, Illinois aldermen ‒ City Council Finance Committee Chair Edward Burke […]