UPCOMING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT The Coos Bay Police Department (CBPD) is urging drivers to put away their phone during our upcoming Put the Phone Away or Pay enforcement efforts. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)and the Coos Bay Police Department (CBPD) are launching a national high-visibility enforcement effort in April to deter distracted driving. Law enforcement officers nationwide will work together to enforce texting and distracted-driving laws and remind drivers: Put the Phone Away or Pay. This effort comes during April, which is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. According to NHTSA, in 2022 there were 3,308 people killed and an estimated additional 289,310 people injured in traffic crashes involving distracted drivers. Violating Oregon’s distracted-driving laws can be costly. Oregon law (ORS 811.507) can cost violators up to a maximum fine of $1000 for their first offense and jail time on their third offense. Cell phone use while driving is dangerous and illegal. Break the cycle. Remember: Put the Phone Away or Pay. For more information, visit https://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/distracted-driving.