Advisory
**CCPD Conducting Distracted Driver Enforcement - Only Use Hands-Free Phone Operation**
Culver City, Calif. – On August 13th, 15th and 22nd, the Culver City Police Department will conduct enforcement operations focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-free cell phone law.
Under current law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while operating a vehicle. This includes talking, texting, or using an app. Using a handheld cell phone without hands-free operation while driving is punishable by a fine. A conviction of a second violation of the same hands-free law within 36 months will result in a point being added to the offender’s driving record.
“A driver’s focus should be on the road, not their phone,” Culver City Police Chief Cid said. “That text, phone call, email or social media post is not worth the risk to yourself and other people on the road.”
If you have an important phone call or need to program directions, pull over to a safe parking spot. Before driving, either silence your phone or put it somewhere you can’t reach it, to resist the urge to use the phone without hands-free operation while you’re driving.
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
**CCPD Conducting Distracted Driver Enforcement - Only Use Hands-Free Phone Operation** 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sgt. Solve Loken, 310-253-6260, [email protected]
The Culver City Police Department Focuses on the Dangers of Distracted Driving
Culver City, Calif. – On August 13th, 15th and 22nd, the Culver City Police Department will conduct enforcement operations focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-free cell phone law.
Under current law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while operating a vehicle. This includes talking, texting, or using an app. Using a handheld cell phone without hands-free operation while driving is punishable by a fine. A conviction of a second violation of the same hands-free law within 36 months will result in a point being added to the offender’s driving record.
“A driver’s focus should be on the road, not their phone,” Culver City Police Chief Cid said. “That text, phone call, email or social media post is not worth the risk to yourself and other people on the road.”
If you have an important phone call or need to program directions, pull over to a safe parking spot. Before driving, either silence your phone or put it somewhere you can’t reach it, to resist the urge to use the phone without hands-free operation while you’re driving.
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Address/Location
Culver City Police Department
4040 Duquesne Ave
Culver City, CA 90232
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 310-837-1221
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