Starting Saturday Alabama Officers to Issue Citations for Distracted Driving

STARTING SATURDAY, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN ALABAMA WILL START ISSUING CITATIONS FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING. ACCORDING TO THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, A PERSON VIOLATES THIS LAW IF HE OR SHE IS OBSERVED CROSSING IN AND OUT OF A TRAFFIC LANE WITHOUT USING A TURN SIGNAL, SWERVING, OR OTHERWISE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN AN IMPAIRED MANNER WHILE DOING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: PHYSICALLY HOLDING OR SUPPORTING A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE OR STAND-ALONE ELECTRONIC DEVICE. WRITING, SENDING OR READING ANY TEXT-BASED COMMUNICATION ON A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WATCHING A VIDEO OR MOVIE ON A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, RECORDING OR BROADCASTING A VIDEO ON A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND USING MORE THAN A SINGLE BUTTON OR SWIPE OF A FINGER ON A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE TO INITIATE OR TERMINATE A VOICE COMMUNICATION. ALSO REACHING FOR A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE OR STAND-ALONE ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO NO LONGER BE IN A SEATED DRIVING POSITION PROPERLY RESTRAINED BY A SAFETY BELT. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO DRIVESAFEALABAMA.ORG.

Distracted Driving