Updated numbers from Washington state’s distracted driving law:
As of July 8, the Washington State Patrol has issued 736 citations for talking and 43 for texting behind the wheel. At $124 per ticket, that means the state has banked nearly $100,000 in 28 days.
The Patrol has issued 504 warnings for talking and 44 for texting since the new law went into effect, even though the Patrol touted a no grace period policy for the act, that has been a secondary offense for two years.
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pimp
As a father of two teenage daughters, I want to thank you for your efforts
to educate the public about distractions while driving. I see people texting while driving on a regular basis and wanted to ask you what woould be the most effective way that as a Washington state resident I can put pressure on our police department and legislators to be tougher with regard to enforcement of the law?