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Cell phone citations skyrocket since 2002

Cell phone toting drivers in the city just can't seem to shut up, despite a 2001 law outlawing talking on hand held phones while on the road.

The number of violations has grown exponentially since the law was first instituted five years ago, totaling nearly 200,000 across the five boroughs in 2007, a fivefold jump from 2002.

New Yorkers' failure to keep both hands on the wheel worried...

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