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Cypress Police Department
Thursday October 28th, 2021 :: 12:46 p.m. PDT

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Press Release - Cypress Police Department Focuses on Distracted Driving Enforcement

Cypress, Calif. – On Friday, October 29, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Cypress Police Department will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers that are violating the state’s hands-free cell phone law.
 
Under the law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while driving. This includes talking, texting or using an app.
 
“Distracted driving is a serious issue, but one that can be easily solved by simply putting the phone down,” Mayor Jon Peat said. “That text, phone call, email or social media post can wait.”
 
A driver cell phone violation is subject to a $157 fine for the first offense.
 
Other distractions include eating, grooming, talking to passengers, using GPS, adjusting the radio, taking off a jacket, reaching for an object on the floor or navigating a vehicle’s in-dash touchscreen.
 
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.
 
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
 

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Cypress Police Department
5275 Orange Ave
Cypress, CA 90630

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 714-229-6600

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