March 24, 2021
On April 1, 2021, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division can have further deputies on patrol on the lookout for drivers which can be violating the state’s hands-free cellphone legislation.
Below the legislation, drivers are usually not allowed to carry a telephone or digital communications machine whereas driving. This contains speaking, texting or utilizing an app.
“Distracted driving is a severe problem, however one that may be simply solved just by placing the telephone down,” Sergeant Robert Hill of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division stated. “That textual content, telephone name, e-mail or social media submit can wait.”
A driver cellphone violation is topic to a $157 positive for the primary offense.
Different distractions embody consuming, grooming, speaking to passengers, utilizing GPS, adjusting the radio, taking off a jacket, reaching for an object on the ground or navigating a car’s in-dash touchscreen.
When you’ve got an vital telephone name or have to program instructions, pull over to a secure parking spot. Earlier than driving, both silence your telephone or put it someplace you possibly can’t attain.
Funding for this program is supplied by a grant from the California Workplace of Visitors Security by means of the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration.
MEDIA NOTES: To schedule an interview relating to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division Visitors Security Operations, please contact Sergeant Robert L. Hill at 323-890-5480 or by way of e-mail at RLHill@lasd.org.
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