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Traffic Crackdown Nets 46 Chatters, Texters
LA MESA -- Have you ever been stuck behind a driver who slows noticeably as he or she chats on their cell
phone?
La Mesa police took a little revenge for you on Friday.
Police, continuing on a traffic safety effort, issued 46 tickets for distracted driving. Police said it was the seventh “Traffic Safety Enforcement Program“ operation, which took place over a six hour period.
La Mesa Police Officers wrote 46 tickets to persons either talking on their cell phone or texting while they were driving, three tickets for other hazardous driving violations and gave two warnings for lesser traffic offenses in a six hour period on Friday morning. Funding for this operation was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Comment by Gregory Spire on March 4, 2013 at 9:25am Yeah!!! This is great. Now, don't forget the speeders on the residential streets. La Mesa residents can also attend the Traffic Commission meetings. They are held at 9AM the first Wednesday of each month.
Greg Spire
Traffic Commissioner
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