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By Kathi O Shea April 13, 2021 6:43 am
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April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and local law enforcement officers are increasing patrols.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and Bellingham Police Department conducted emphasis patrols at the intersections of Northwest Ave & Bakerview and Meridian & Birchwood on April 9.
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission reports they wrote 50 citations for cell phone violations and 2 for seatbelt violations.
They gave out 20 warnings and officers observed 23 cell phone violators they couldn’t ticket because they were busy with other drivers
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Seattle state senator apologizes for joining a Zoom hearing while driving By Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times
Published: April 7, 2021, 8:04am
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State Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, has apologized after she participated in a legislative video hearing Tuesday morning while she drove a car to Olympia.
Her attempt to multitask was “not in compliance with the law,” she said.
The Legislature passed a distracted-driving law in 2017, following testimony by families of people killed in vehicle crashes. Washington code forbids several behaviors, among them “watching video on a personal electronic device.”
Saldaña, vice chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, appeared on TVW’s livestream behind the wheel, with a virtual Capitol as background. She fielded a question about clean fuels.
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