More Enforcement Of Distracted Driving Planned By Holmdel PD

HOLMDEL, NJ —Are you distracted when you drive? Checking a text or multi-tasking in your car as you navigate the roads?

If so, it may be the right time to take stock of those habits and rein them in, say Holmdel police.

As part of April's Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Holmdel Police Department will be increasing enforcement throughout the month, specifically aimed at distracted drivers.

"Driving requires your full attention, and anything that takes your focus away from the road is a distraction," the department says. "This is a friendly reminder to pay attention while driving and obey the laws."

Using a cell phone, adjusting the radio, smoking, eating, talking to passengers, having a pet that requires your attention, or using GPS are just some of the distractions that drivers encounter while operating a motor vehicle, police say.

Thousands of people are killed and hundreds of thousands more are seriously injured in distracted driving crashes each year, says the National Safety Council that initiated the campaign.

During Distracted Driving Awareness Month, you can get free NSC resourcesto limit these risks and help create safer roads for everyone.

The National Safety Council is America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate, focusing on eliminating the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths, the organization says.