Byline: JOEL STASHENKO Associated Press
ALBANY -- Gov. George Pataki said Monday that he likes the idea of prohibiting drivers in New York state from using hand-held cellular telephones, a concept also being embraced by leaders of the state Legislature.
``We're looking at both the Assembly and Senate proposals and I am hopeful that they will reach an agreement and pass a bill,'' Pataki said.
The governor added: ``I like the concept. We just have to work out the details.''
Cellphones have been blamed for causing accidents, some fatal, when drivers have been distracted by conversations or by fumbling for their phones, or because motorists …
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