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Chicago police might be equipped with anti-texting-and-driving device
The Chicago Police Department might be the first in the U.S. ” to arm its police officers with devices that will tell them immediately if motorists were texting when they got into a traffic accident,” according to the Associated Press. The City Council’s public safety committee voted in favor of a CPD study on “Textalyzer” devices. “The problem of distracted driving is only getting worse,” alderman Ed Burke said. “This is a public health crisis.” [Associated Press via the Detroit News]
