It’s been a year since Minnesota passed their hands-free cellphone law, and based on the results from the recent crackdown, it’s clear that motorists still aren’t getting the message to put their phone down behind the wheel. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced that 1,400 hands-free cellphone citations were handed out in the first […]
How To Prove You Weren’t Driving Distracted
Distracted driving tickets continue to spike in Minnesota and across the US even though drivers know that police are cracking down on distractions behind the wheel. Because police know just how dangerous distracted driving can be, they aren’t taking any chances with suspects who they believe were breaking the law. But what if you truly […]
The Difficulties Of Challenging A Distracted Driving Citation
As we’ve talked about quite frequently on the blog since the law went on the books on August 1, Minnesota police have had no qualms about issuing citations to drivers they believe are in violation of the state’s Hands-Free law. They are pretty good at their job too, as they have issued more than 9,700 […]
Causing A Crash While Texting In Minnesota
Minnesota is cracking down on distracted driving now that a Hands-Free Cell Phone Driving Bill has been put in place, but thousands of Minnesotans still talk and text on their phones illegally while they drive. We’ve explained what can happen if you’re cited under the new law on the blog in the past, and many […]
Texting While Driving Still A Problem Despite New Law
Minnesota’s hands-free bill went into effect back on August 1, but it doesn’t appear that motorists are getting the message to put the phone down while they are driving. Despite the fact that drivers knew police officers were going to be looking for violators after the law went into effect, law enforcement still issued 2,317 […]
