TROY (AP) -- Troy officials are putting the brakes on issuing tickets to distracted drivers until 2011.
But motorists still will be cited if their bad driving is caused by activities that include texting, eating, grooming and interacting with pets.
Chief Gary Mayer tells Detroit Free Press that driver complaints and un-posted signs warning motorists about the new ordinance have caused police to defer enforcement in the city about 15 miles north of Detroit.
Between July 1 and Sept. 30, officers wrote 192 warnings. A ticket carries no points but includes a $200 fine for texting and a $75 fine for talking on a cell phone.
A statewide law that makes it illegal for a person to read, write or send text messages while operating a moving vehicle went into effect July 1.
Published: Thu, Nov 18, 2010
