{"id":3751,"date":"2011-08-01T10:03:36","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T10:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:08:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:08:02","slug":"used-cell-phone-driving-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/used-cell-phone-driving-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Used Cell Phone Driving Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/driving-close-up.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1578\" title=\"driving close up\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/driving-close-up.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1578 lazyload\" title=\"driving close up\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/driving-close-up.gif\"><\/a>Suffolk County has begun a week long crackdown on drivers who use new or old cell phones while behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, whether it is to talk or to send text messages.&nbsp; In a statement, Suffolk Police say the aim of the week long crackdown is to try and alter the behavior of drivers when it comes to traffic and vehicle laws that relate to the use of both cell phones and other such portable devices.&nbsp; It was only last month that lawmakers altered the driving law in the state in order to make even the holding of any such electronic device while behind the wheel of a motor vehicle a crime.&nbsp; Before last month, a motorist could only be given a traffic ticket for texting while driving if they had 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