States can begin applying starting Friday for about $17.5 million...
States can begin applying starting Friday for about $17.5 million in grants to pay for combating distracted driving, a Department of Transportation spokeswoman told us. The grant notice is expected to be published in the Federal Register then, according to…
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the spokeswoman, and it specifies (http://xrl.us/bnmw4e) that upon publication states will have 45 days to apply. “The grant program provides approximately $17.5 million in FY 2013 for states that have enacted and are enforcing anti-distracted driving laws, including anti-texting statutes,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Wednesday (http://xrl.us/bnmw4a). “To qualify, a state must have a comprehensive, primary law against distracted driving or a primary law prohibiting texting while driving, which allows law enforcement personnel to stop violators solely for distracted driving.” NHTSA also received $5 million from Congress to create public service announcements against distracted driving, the department said.