April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Lincoln Police Department will be conducting a ‘Red Light/Distracted Driving’ Traffic Enforcement Project.
It begins April 1 and runs through April 22. The project is funded through a grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety and will allow additional officers to be near high crash intersections to watch for red light violations. LPD says there will be strict enforcement of traffic signal violations.
Officers will also be watching for drivers who are texting while driving. The fine for violating a traffic control signal is $75 and $200 for texting while
driving. According to statistics provided by the Nebraska chapter of the National Safety Council, Nebraska has
seen an increase of 31.7% in distracted driving crashes since 2010.
Drivers are encouraged to be aware of traffic signals and to put down their cell phones.