Statewide Iowa – The spokesman for the Iowa State Patrol says many people are following the new hands-free cell phone law since law enforcement went from warnings to tickets. Sergeant Alex Dinkla says many other motorists are still using their devices while driving.
Dinkla says there have also been some 19-hundred warnings written this year. He says there is no doubt that the law has improved safety on the roadways.
Dinkla says there are many people who aren’t following the law that haven’t been ticketed.
He says that’s case with other laws, like speeding, and he says they will continue reminding motorists about the hands-free law.
The fine for handling a cell phone while driving is 100 dollars.
