Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: CMPD will join statewide traffic enforcement during Distracted Driving Awareness Month
*Ten years of hands-free law: challenges remain
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) will join law enforcement throughout the state to step up enforcement and awareness efforts by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to discourage distracted driving. Officers will have a special emphasis this month on enforcing all cellphone and distracted driving laws. The goal is to increase voluntary compliance by drivers, but sometimes citations are necessary for motorists to better understand the importance of driving undistracted. Continue reading