With Massachusetts considering a regulation barring the use of cell phones in moving motor vehicles, the battle of the ban on chatting while driving in New York remains a tough one to enforce.

Just last month in Albany County, officials performed a week-long crackdown on people using their phones illegally while behind the wheel.

During that stretch, they handed out nearly 500 tickets.

To some that number may seem significant, but NEWS10's Dori Marlin and our crew headed to Colonie, to do their own "counting crackdown."

"Here at the busy intersection of Albany Shaker and Wolf Roads, right near the Airport, the Northway, and lots of shopping here, we are camping out for 30 minutes, to see just how many people we see using their cell phone while driving."

And, it might not be a surprise to many, but during that time Marlin and crew found 34 cars or trucks passing by - one after the other - with drivers who had a cell phone in hand.

They also saw two police cars pass by in that time, but neither there in time to catch those breaking the law.

Now, with the math done, one can see the average of illegal cell phone users, just for that particular intersection, would be estimated at 68 per hour.  That equates to 1,600 per day and over 11,000 per week.  Numbers that, if true, would be a far cry from the 500 that officials found in one week, for all of Albany County.

Going back to the scene with Dori and crew, she said, "[One driver seen was] using a hands-free device [...], but we didn't see that many of those today.  And of course when you see firsthand just how many people are talking and driving and getting away with it, well it makes you question just how effective that measure is. Now the drivers in Massachusetts may be the next to decide for themselves."