The Winnetka Police Department will join forces with the Highland Park, Lake Forest, Deerfield and Waukegan Police departments to conduct on-going education and enforcement concerning hand-held cell phone use while driving. The enforcement will be Mon. June 3 through Fri, June 7.
In addition to enforcing the respective hand-held cell phone use while driving restrictions in the aforementioned communities, each of the Police Departments will increase their enforcement of the Illinois State law that restricts use of a hand-held cell phone while driving in a school speed or construction zone.
Ten states currently have a restriction on all hand-held cell phone use while driving. Legislation is pending in Illinois to establish a similar law. The National Safety Council estimates that 1.3 million traffic crashes each year involve the use of a cell phone.
An additional joint enforcement and educational initiative will occur upon the beginning of the 2013-14 school year in August.
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