The State of New York plans to create what New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office is calling “Texting Zones,” areas where motorists can pull off the road and use their mobile devices.

Existing Park-n-Ride facilities, rest stops, and other parking areas along the state’s Thruway and highways will function as Texting Zones and the state intends to place signage along the highway to inform drivers where these zones are located. The state is planning to place a total of 298 signs, according to the governor’s office.

The state also announced a major increase in the number of tickets for distracted driving that New York State Police have issued, at 365 percent when comparing summer 2013 to summer 2012. Last year state police issued a total of 5,208 tickets and this year (2013) the state issued 21,580 tickets.

The list of designated Texting Zones in New York is shown in the chart below:

County

Highway

Locality/Specific Location

Albany

I-87

New Baltimore Service Area

Albany

I-87

Rest Area - 3 miles south of Albany

Clinton

I-87

Beekmantown

Clinton

I-87

Point Au Roche

Clinton

I-87

Valcour

Essex

I-87

High Peaks NB

Essex

I-87

High Peaks SB

Essex

I 87

Elizabethtown

Essex

I 87

Lewis

Rockland

I-87

Ramapo Service Area

Rockland

I-87

Sloatsburg Service Area

Saratoga

I-87

Clifton Park

Ulster

I-87

Ulster Service Area

Ulster

I-87

Modena Service Area

Ulster

I-87

Plattekill Service Area

Ulster

I-87

Malden Service Area

Ulster

I-87

Rest Area - 11 miles south of Catskill

Ulster

I-87

Rest Area - 8 miles north of Kingston

Warren

I 87

Lake George

Warren

I-87

South Glens Falls

Warren

I-87

North Glens Falls

Westchester

I-87

Ardsley Service Area

Cortland

I-81

Preble

Livingston

I-390

Mt. Morris

Livingston

I-390

Geneseo

Cattaraugus

I-86

Allegany River

Chautauqua

I-86

Chautauqua L./Ellery

Cattaraugus

I 86

Randolph

Cattaraugus

I 86

Randolph

Allegany

I-86

Friendship

Steuben

I-86

Kanona

Steuben

I-86

Campbell

Steuben

I 390

Cohocton

Steuben

US Hwy 15/I86

Erwin

Steuben

I 86

Erwin

Steuben

I 86

Hornellsville

Jefferson

I-81

1000 Islands/Orleans

Jefferson

I-81

Watertown

Jefferson

I 81

Ellisburg

Jefferson

I 81

Ellisburg

Jefferson

I 81

Orleans

Jefferson

I 81

Pamelia

Jefferson

I 81

Pamelia

Jefferson

I 81

Pamelia

Jefferson

I 81

Watertown

Orange

I-84

Wallkill

Orange

I-84

Middletown

Dutchess

I-84

Stormville

Dutchess

I-84

Fishkill

Putnam

I-684

Brewster

Weschester

I-684

Bedford

Orange

I 84

Greenville

Orange

I 84

Greenville

Chenango

I-81

Whitney Point

Tioga

NY 17

Nichols

Tioga

NY 17

Owego

Delaware

NY 17

East Branch

Sullivan

NY 17

Roscoe

Broome

I-81

Penn State Line

Otsego

I-88

Unadilla

Otsego

I-88

East Worcester

Suffolk

I 495

Huntington

Suffolk

I 495

Huntington

Cayuga

I-90

Port Byron Service Area

Erie

I-90

Clarence Service Area

Erie

I-90

Angola Service Area EB

Erie

I-90

Angola Service Area WB

Erie

I-90

Rest Area - 2 miles east of Eden/Angola

Erie

I-90

Rest Area - 7 miles west of Hamburg

Genesee

I-90

Pembroke Service Area

Herkimer

I-90

Iroquois Service Area

Herkimer

I-90

Schuyler Service Area

Herkimer

I-90

Indian Castle Service Area

Madison

I-90

Chittenango Service Area

Monroe

I-90

Ontario Service Area

Monroe

I-90

Scottsville Service Area

Montgomery

I-90

Mohawk Service Area

Montgomery

I-90

Rest Area - 10 miles east of Canajoharie

Montgomery

I-90

Rest Area - 2 miles west of Fultonville

Oneida

I-90

Oneida Service Area

Oneida

I-90

Rest Area - 3 miles east of Verona

Oneida

I-90

Rest Area - 3 miles west of Verona

Onondaga

I-90

Warners Service Area

Onondaga

I-90

DeWitt Service Area

Ontario

I-90

Junius Ponds

Ontario

I-90

Seneca Service Area

Ontario

I-90

Clifton Springs Service Area

Ontario

I-90

Rest Area - 9 miles east of Rochester

Schenectady

I-90

Pattersonville Service Area

Schenectady

I-90

Guilderland Service Area

Seneca

I-90

Rest Area - 15 miles west of Weedsport
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