 More than 300 law enforcement agencies statewide will be conducting extra distracted driving enforcement beginning next Monday. Minnesota's no texting law makes it illegal for drivers to read, send texts and emails that access the web while the vehicle is in motion or part of traffic. That includes sitting at a stop light or a stop sign. Still distracted driving contributes to one in five crashes in Minnesota and during the 2017 distracted driving extra enforcement campaign, law enforcement cited more than 1,000 people for texting and driving. Enough is enough. We have an epidemic problem on Minnesota roads and today is a call for action. Today is the day that all drivers in Minnesota need to take a pledge to themselves, to their friends, to their families that I will no longer drive distracted. I will pay attention behind the wheel and I will show respect to everybody else who is using Minnesota roads. This is a two-week distracted driving campaign this year compared to one-week campaigns in previous years. It runs from April 9th through April 22nd to protect Minnesotans from those deadly decisions. Law enforcement uses overtime funding provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to fund the enforcement campaign. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.