Fremont Police Department: Distracted Driving

Fremont CA

29 April, 2022

7:28 AM

Description

Press release from the Fremont Police Department: April 16, 2022 Fremont, Calif. – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Fremont Police Department will be actively looking for drivers throughout the month who are in violation of the state's hands-free cell phone law. Holding your phone and using it while driving is not only dangerous, but also illegal. For the safety of your family and others on the road, put the phone away and focus on driving. According to the 2021 California Statewide Public Opinion Survey, nearly three out of every four drivers surveyed said that distracted driving because of texting was their biggest safety concern. In 2019, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) issued nearly 20,000 citations during the month of April to drivers for hands-free cell phone law violations. This press release was produced by the Fremont Police Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.