Overview
- Agencies across the U.S., which kicked off monthlong campaigns Wednesday, are adding patrols and funding overtime for Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
- California Highway Patrol plans zero‑tolerance operations and a 24‑hour Maximum Enforcement Period after issuing more than 111,700 hands‑free citations in 2025.
- Connecticut revived a statewide detail with 37 departments and advanced HB5463 to curb video use on in‑car screens after nearly 10,000 tickets were written in one month last year.
- Colorado’s Seconds Matter campaign cites a 4.7% drop in measured distraction since its hands‑free law, with officials estimating hundreds of crashes and injuries avoided in 2025.
- Safety leaders define distraction as anything that takes eyes, hands or mind off driving, with NHTSA counting over 3,000 deaths last year and NSC urging drivers to set GPS and silence phones before driving.