Sacramento Bee reports:
California Highway Patrol officers are holding roving and fixed patrol posts along area roadways to ensure motorists are abiding by the new law, which took effect today.
The law requires drivers 18 and over to use hands-free cell phone devices while operating a vehicle. Drivers under 18 are now prohibited from using any cell phone device while driving.
CHP officers will be posted along several area roadways and highways Tuesday.
In Sacramento County, officers were posted at 6 a.m. at the intersection of Arden Way and Fair Oaks Boulevard. Officers also were to patrol from 7 to 9 a.m. along Highway 99 from Elk Grove Boulevard to Florin Road.
In Placer County, officers were stationed at 6 a.m. at the intersection of Auburn-Folsom Road at Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay. Officers also were to be posted from 7 to 10 a.m. on Highway 28 at Kings Beach, from 3 to 8 p.m. on Interstate 80 at Castle Peak and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. eastbound Interstate 80 at Highway 174 in Colfax.
In El Dorado County, officers were to be stationed from 7 to 10 a.m. at El Dorado Hills Boulevard between Highway 50 and Olson Lane and from 7 to 10 a.m. on Highway 50 at the agriculture checkpoint in South Lake Tahoe.
CHP officers also will be stationed from 3 to 5 p.m. on Highway 99 at Lincoln Way in Yuba City; from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Highway 49 at Martell Road near Jackson; at noon on Highway 99 at Mangrove Avenue in Chico; and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Brunswick Basin area near Highway 49 in Grass Valley.
Drivers stopped will be educated about the new law and may be issued citations or given a "stern warning," officials said.
On the Fourth of July we saw a total of 6 highway patrol sitting on the side of the freeway watching for cell phone use from Long Beach to Laguna. There were also articles in the LATimes stating that over the weekend CHP was adding 80% more units to enforce the new cell phone law.