Full Notification

The Arcadia Police Department will be deploying extra officers today to step up enforcement, along with awareness efforts by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), to discourage distracted driving.  Officers will have a special emphasis on enforcing all cell phone and distracted driving laws. The goal is to increase voluntary compliance by drivers, but sometimes citations are necessary for motorists to better understand the importance of driving distraction. 

The Arcadia Police Department has the following Safety Tips:

• If you receive a text message or need to send one, pull over and park your car in a safe location, but ‘never’ on a freeway.  Once you are safely off the road, it is safe to text.
• Designate your passenger as your “designated texter.”  Allow them access to your phone to respond to calls or messages.
• Do not engage in social media scrolling or messaging while driving.
• Cell phone use can be habit-forming.  Struggling to not text and drive?  Put the cell phone in the trunk or back seat of your vehicle until you arrive at your final destination. 

This campaign is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Kollin Cieadlo - Operations Sergeant
626-574-5156