Saturday, September 11, 2010

Keep your hands on the wheel

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/11/AR2010091100469.html?wpisrc=nl_headline



The Washington Post



Saturday, September 11, 2010



Shove that burger in your face, gloss your lips ruby red or send a quick text while behind the wheel, and it might cost you $250 in Fairfax County starting Monday.



Frustrated by a toothless law that the Virginia legislature passed last year, the Fairfax County Police Department is turning to an old law to wage war against distracted driving, and it won't just be illegal text messaging that gets people pulled over.



Although there's no law against eating, grooming or reading while driving through Virginia, you are required to "pay full time and attention" to your driving, officials said.



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