ROY, Utah, May 31, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — Roy City Police officials are warning the public not to drive distracted after a man looking at his phone rolled his truck Thursday.
The incident happened in the area of 2050 W. 6000 South, Roy City Police Department tweeted Thursday afternoon.
The man, who was cited for distracted driving, was transported to an area hospital with only minor injuries.
“Distracted driving IS dangerous,” the tweet said. “Pay attention, put your phone down! It’s the law!”
Texting is not just a “teen” problem. There are millions of employees in company cars and fleet vehicles who try to “multi-task” behind the wheel.
While Utah may seek to lower distracted driving by increasing penalties, fees and regulations, there is another option. There are anti-texting apps, like AT&T DriveMode which is FREE!
One area that is rarely discussed is that each state, including Utah, has thousands of government vehicles that inspectors, regulators and the agricultural department use as fleet vehicles, but they do not have the technology to diminish distracted driving. I would love to see one state lead by example and use a program, like FleetMode, to block texts, redirect incoming phone calls, and impede all other apps in the State vehicles. If we want our state roads to be safer, let’s start by making our state vehicles safer.