Monday marks a year since Washington state made it illegal to hold any electronic device while driving.
To mark the anniversary law enforcement agencies in King County will be running extra patrols through Sunday looking for distracted drivers.
Also for the one-year mark of the law, the King County Target Zero Task Force conducted a survey of 900 drivers.
More than 70 percent of them said another driver on their personal device while driving is a personal threat, but 75 percent of them say it's unlikely that they themselves would crash while driving and texting.
Under the E-DUI law, electronic devices are off limits for a driver to hold even if their car is stopped.
The first offense will cost nearly $140. Those ticketed again within five years will be fined more than $230.
Drivers should enter GPS information or music on their devices before they start driving. Once the car is in motion, drivers can only do one-touch operations on their phones.
Drivers are allowed to dial 911 in an emergency.
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