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Federal Gov’t Funding Police Spotters on Overpasses in Two States
(CNSNews.com) – Thanks to a cash infusion from the Obama administration, motorists in Connecticut and Massachusetts may see police spotters on overpasses, looking for people who are texting while driving.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that those two states are each getting $275,000 grants “to help them plan and conduct high-visibility anti-texting enforcement programs.”
The goal is to train police officers on better methods for spotting drivers who are texting.
LaHood noted that it’s more difficult to detect drivers who are texting than it is to find those who are talking on their hand-held cell phones while driving.
“In order to more accurately identify and effectively stop the dangerous practice of texting behind the wheel, the demonstration grants announced today call for Connecticut and Massachusetts to develop anti-texting enforcement protocols and techniques such as using stationary patrols, spotters on overpasses on elevated roadways, and roving patrols,” LaHood said in his FastLane blog on Tuesday.
skh.pcola
October 17th, 2012
Freaking amazing. Yet progtards will kvetch and bitch and accuse GWBoosh and Mittens of wanting to kill civil rights and liberties. These Marxist thugs need to GTFO of my government.
iamthegps
October 17th, 2012
So, just to get this straight, Obummer won’t let the people guarding the US/Mexico border to have real ammo, but he’s perfectly content to shell out over a quarter mil to stop people from texting while they drive.
Nice. I give up on life.
Wyatt, Insensitive Progressive Jerk
October 17th, 2012
It was either make these grants or beef up security in Benghazi.
Seriously, please don’t text while driving. And I promise I won’t watch DVDs on the laptop sitting on the dashboard.
grayscape
October 17th, 2012
Got Police State?
FreeMan & Sarah Voting Early & Often
October 17th, 2012
LaHood is the perfect name for someone in this administration.
Well I don’t know about you, but I feel so much safer now.
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012
Tell Obama the GOP are smuggling Romney voters over the border. That ought to put a stop to it.
Nutjob
October 17th, 2012
This is outrageous! They could’ve uselessly used this money for shovel ready jobs like they did in Florida building turtle tunnels.