BRIEF: CHP's 'Zero Tolerance Day' targets drivers who text, talk on cell phones
TMCnet - The World's Largest Communications and Technology Community
TMC Launches New Sites ::  4GWE  |  Satellite  |  IT |  Business Video  |  Healthcare  |  Smart Grid  |  M2M  |  Smart Products  | 
Share
TMCnews
[July 20, 2009]

BRIEF: CHP's 'Zero Tolerance Day' targets drivers who text, talk on cell phones

Jul 20, 2009 (The Sacramento Bee - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Wednesday is "Zero Tolerance Day." From speeding and tailgating to unsafe lane changes and seat-belt enforcement, California Highway Patrol on Interstate 80, and Highways 49 and 65 in the Auburn area will be paying closer attention to driving violations linked to a majority of collisions, a California Highway Patrol press release said.



In addition to road patrol and commercial officers, air operations units will assist from the sky, the release said. And drivers should be aware that talking on cell phones without a hands-free device and texting messages will be targeted.

Part of a monthly effort, Zero Tolerance Days are designed to bring awareness to unsafe driving habits, and while police officers enforce these Primary Collision Factors -- PCFs -- on a daily basis, they "will be much more stringent" on Wednesday, the release said.



To see more of The Sacramento Bee, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.sacbee.com/. Copyright (c) 2009, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.

Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.

[ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]


Discussions:
Be the first to post a comment on this page!
 
By  
TMCnet
Featured White Papers
Top Stories
Related VoIP News

Subscribe FREE to all of TMC's monthly magazines. Click here now.