FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Ten years after "hands-free" became law, highway patrol officers say distracted driving remains a serious safety challenge in our state.
This month is distracted driving awareness month and this week is California teen safe driving week.
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The Clovis Police Department is joining law enforcement throughout the state to step up enforcement and awareness efforts
The department encourages drivers to have a designated texter to respond to messages and keep drivers off their phones.
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The California Department of Transportation will also put distracted driving messages on the changeable message signs on freeways to discourage distracted driving.
