IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LAUNCHED A STATEWIDE SPECIAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM FRIDAY THAT WILL EXTEND THROUGH JANUARY 4TH.
IOWA STATE PATROL TROOPER PAUL GARDNER, WHO’S BASED IN FORT DODGE, SAYS THE GOAL IS TO HAVE EVERYONE SAFELY REACH THEIR HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS:
TROOPER4 OC……. “IMPAIRED DRIVING.” :08
IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, STARTING JANUARY 1ST, OFFICERS WILL BE ABLE TO START ISSUING CITATIONS UNDER IOWA’S NEW HANDS FREE LAW, WHICH SAYS DRIVERS CANNOT HANDLE A CELL PHONE WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL.
TROOPER5 OC……. “CITATION OR NOT” :17
IOWA HAS SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN HIGHWAY FATALITIES THIS YEAR AND COULD END 2025 WITH THE LOWEST NUMBER OF ROADWAY DEATHS IN DECADES:
TROOPER6 OC…….”UBER OR TAXI” :20
THE FINE WILL BE 170-DOLLARS FOR MOTORISTS WHO ARE CAUGHT USING A CELL PHONE THAT’S NOT IN HANDS-FREE MODE.
