Albany Police Out in Force Today - Text and Drive, Get a Ticket

The Albany Police Department has extra officers on duty today, April 10, focusing on drivers using hand-held phones and texting.

According to the police department, when you text, you take your eyes off the road for an average of 5 seconds and this “inattention blindness” causes accidents.

Funding for the extra enforcement comes from the state.

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