A spokesman for the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau says law officers will be out looking for drivers violating the hands-free cell phone law begins this week. Tony Higgins says it’s part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s distracted driving month.
Officers gave out warning tickets when the law went into effect in July and then began issuing regular tickets in January.
Higgins is a police officer in Ankeny and says he’s noticed that drivers are paying more attention since they started writing tickets with a fine up to 170 dollars for violators. The special hands-free enforcement will run through Friday.
