{"id":520964,"date":"2010-04-08T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/08\/lahood-launches-first-federally-funded-distracted-driving-crackd\/"},"modified":"2010-04-08T12:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-08T16:29:00","slug":"lahood-launches-first-federally-funded-distracted-driving-crackdown-campaigns-in-ct-and-ny-wvideo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/520964","title":{"rendered":"LaHood launches first federally funded distracted driving crackdown campaigns in CT and NY [w\/video]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The NHTSA is combatting distracted driving – Click above to watch the video<\/a>
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\nStarting on April 8 in Syracuse, NY and April 10 in Hartford, CT, drivers who are caught using a cell phone behind the wheel can expect to get a little more familiar with the local justice system. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has given the official go-ahead on a pilot program aimed at curbing distracted driving<\/a>, and police in those localities will be pulling over anyone they see texting or using a cell phone without a hands-free device.<\/p>\n

They’ve even come up with a catchy slogan for the crackdown: “Phone in one hand. Ticket in the other.” Residents in the greater Syracuse and Hartford areas have likely been seeing a number of ads urging drivers to put down the phone since the first of April. You can check out one example after the jump. Law enforcement<\/a> will be monitoring driver behavior over the course of the program to determine whether or not a nation-wide campaign will be worth the government’s money.<\/p>\n

Speaking of dollar bills, the federal government has put up $200,000 for both localaties, matched by $100,000 from each state. If the program goes national, you can bet we’ll see quite a bit more cash flow out Washington. Check out the full press release and a video after the jump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[Source: Distraction.gov<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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