April is national Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Morton Grove Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to remind motorists that if they drive with a phone in their hand, they can expect a ticket in the other.
With traffic fatalities are on the rise in Illinois and across the United States, the Morton Grove Police Department is committed to reducing preventable crashes caused by distractions such as texting or talking on a cellphone.
Texting while driving distracts the driver visually, manually and cognitively, putting everyone on the road at risk. Sending or receiving a text takes a driver’s eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent of driving blind at 55 mph for the length of a football field.
Motorists can expect to see increased patrols and enforcement zones during the April 16-30 distracted driving enforcement initiative. The Morton Grove Police Department, as it currently does, will be ticketing drivers who text or use their cellphones while driving.
Not paying attention during driving can have deadly consequences. Don’t let one text or call wreck it all: Drop it and Drive!