Hands Off That Cell Phone
You've known this day was coming and it's finally here. Just put your phone down and drive if you don't want a $124 ticket.
Starting today, talking or texting on a cell phone while driving and NOT using a hands-free device is a primary offense. That means a police officer can pull you over if they see you doing either, they don't have to wait to get you on some other driving infraction.
Here are the new rules from the Spokesman-Review.
About SRTC
SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.
SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.
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