(KNOX) – The Grand Forks Police Department will participate in Distracted Driving Awareness Month, September 2024.
The City of Grand Forks prohibits the use of a wireless communications device to compose, read or send an electronic message while operating a motor vehicle on any street or highway.
A violation carries a $200 fine.
The Grand Forks Police Department wants to remind the public of the following safe driving tips:
Remember to always be looking out for small children, and slow down around parks, schools and residential areas;
Drive defensively, and expect the unexpected;
Use appropriate occupant and child restraints;
Never drink and drive; and
Never Text and Drive.
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