Enforcement Campaign, which resulted in 99 violations that were addressed during
April 1-30.
Here are more details about the program from a news release issued on April 1, which is when the program embarked:
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Today, the Connecticut Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office launched U Drive. U Text. U Pay., a national high-visibility enforcement campaign for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April.
The Milford Police Department is partnering up with the U.S. Department of Transportation s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the campaign will step up enforcement efforts to enforce distracted-driving laws between April 1 to April 30, 2021.
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Over the past decade, distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of vehicle crashes
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April 6, 2021
The Naugatuck Police Department is partnering with the Connecticut Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office launched U Drive. U Text. U Pay., a national high-visibility enforcement campaign for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. In partnership with State and local law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Transportation s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the campaign will step up enforcement efforts to enforce distracted-driving laws between April 1 to April 30, 2021.
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Over the past decade, distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of vehicle crashes on our nation s roads. In Connecticut in 2019, more than 6,600 crashes were attributed to distracted driving. According to NHTSA, between 2012 and 2019, 26,004 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver. While fatalities from motor-vehicle crashes decreased slightly from 2018, distraction-related fatalities increased by 10%.
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