Irving Police Department is reminding drivers that using hand-held cellphones in active school zones is prohibited ahead of the new school year.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the ban applies to not only hand-held cellphones but other electronic communication devices as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cMotorists cannot engage in calls by talking, dialing or listening on a hand-held mobile device, nor can they enter or read text or email messages,\u201d Irving police said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Hands-free devices are permitted in school zones, according to Irving Police. <\/p>\n
Irving police also released reminders and tips for drivers, parents, and students alongside the phone ban reminder:<\/p>\n
Stay alert and minimize distractions near schools.<\/p>\n
Stop for school buses when red lights are flashing or the stop-arm is extended.<\/p>\n
Always obey posted school zone speed limits.<\/p>\n
Yield to crossing guards and pedestrians in crosswalks.<\/p>\n
Remind children to use sidewalks and to cross only at designated crosswalks.<\/p>\n
Students should make eye contact with drivers before crossing and never assume vehicles will stop.<\/p>\n
Walkers, bikers and bus riders should arrive early to avoid rushing.<\/p>\n
School zone times are clearly marked on street signs and may vary by campus start and dismissal schedules<\/p>\n
Those caught in violation of the ban may receive fines, as violations are considered a Class C misdemeanor. An exception is made to the ban during emergencies involving fire, police, or ambulance services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Irving Police Department is reminding drivers that using hand-held cellphones in active school zones is prohibited ahead of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401994,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,1266],"class_list":["post-401993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-irving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}