Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio
Jun 3, 2021 | 12:23 PM
Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols held in Effingham and Clay counties during May. This program provided extra patrol coverage for ISP officers to focus on saving lives and reducing serious crashes by enforcing distracted driving laws.
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Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio
May 11, 2021 | 1:55 PM
Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols in Clay and Effingham Counties during May. This program allows ISP to focus on distracted driving laws to prevent traffic deaths and serious injury crashes.
Distractions can increase a driver’s risk of being in an accident:
Eating or drinking (non-alcoholic beverages) increases the risk by three times.
Sending a text message increases the risk by four times.
Reaching for an object increases the risk by eight times.
Reading a text message can take a driver’s eyes off the road for an average of five seconds.