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Opinion: Hands free but not risk free – the one touch limit

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026

Opinion: Hands free but not risk free – the one touch limit

Washington law allows just one touch while driving — but crash data say even that carries real risk. ...

Washington law allows just one touch while driving — but crash data say even that carries real risk. ...

Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Speed cameras designed to bring added safety to work zones

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, April 17, 2026

Speed cameras designed to bring added safety to work zones

WSP issued 65,000 infractions in first year, with 59,000 being penalty-free first offenses as program exp ...

WSP issued 65,000 infractions in first year, with 59,000 being penalty-free first offenses as program expands statewide. ...

Friday, April 17, 2026
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Opinion: Oversized tires and the frequency illusion

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Opinion: Oversized tires and the frequency illusion

Doug Dahl explains why tires that extend beyond fenders are illegal and how frequency illusion shapes per ...

Doug Dahl explains why tires that extend beyond fenders are illegal and how frequency illusion shapes perceptions about traffic safety. ...

Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Opinion: Is drinking coffee while driving too distracting?

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|Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Opinion: Is drinking coffee while driving too distracting?

Doug Dahl explains that while drinking coffee while driving isn’t illegal by itself, it can lead to a “da ...

Doug Dahl explains that while drinking coffee while driving isn’t illegal by itself, it can lead to a “dangerously distracted driving” ticket if it interferes with safe operation. ...

Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Opinion: Walking the wrong way

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Opinion: Walking the wrong way

Doug Dahl answers a question about police ticketing pedestrians walking on the wrong side of the road. ...

Doug Dahl answers a question about police ticketing pedestrians walking on the wrong side of the road. ...

Friday, September 6, 2024
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Clark County Public Works reminds drivers to slow down, pay attention and be patient when driving through road work zones

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Clark County Public Works reminds drivers to slow down, pay attention and be patient when driving through road work zones

In just the first half of 2024, several work zone crashes in Southwest Washington have resulted in hospit ...

In just the first half of 2024, several work zone crashes in Southwest Washington have resulted in hospitalizations for workers, drivers and their passengers. ...

Tuesday, June 4, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Target Zero: On patrol to stop distracted drivers

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Target Zero: On patrol to stop distracted drivers

Clark County law enforcement agencies are teaming up with emphasis patrols this month, trying to stop dis ...

Clark County law enforcement agencies are teaming up with emphasis patrols this month, trying to stop distracted drivers, and last week, Clark County Today was granted access for one of those patrols ...

Monday, April 8, 2024
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Target Zero: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

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|Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Target Zero: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Local law enforcement agencies, working with the Target Zero campaign, will be out this month trying to s ...

Local law enforcement agencies, working with the Target Zero campaign, will be out this month trying to stop distracted drivers on Clark County roads. ...

Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Target Zero: Distracted driving can be deadly

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, April 17, 2023

Target Zero: Distracted driving can be deadly

April’s point of emphasis for Target Zero is distracted driving, as the road safety campaign educates the ...

April’s point of emphasis for Target Zero is distracted driving, as the road safety campaign educates the public on the danger of distracted driving while also funding emphasis patrols by local law en ...

Monday, April 17, 2023
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The real why — Target Zero’s task force runs distracted driving enforcement

Posted by Jacob Granneman
|Date: Monday, April 19, 2021

The real why — Target Zero’s task force runs distracted driving enforcement

Multi-agency traffic patrols are used to not only enforce distracted driving laws, but also to educate re ...

Multi-agency traffic patrols are used to not only enforce distracted driving laws, but also to educate residents on what is actually not allowed while driving. ...

Monday, April 19, 2021
| by Jacob Granneman

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