{"id":991551,"date":"2026-08-09T18:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/991551\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T18:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:49:17","slug":"irving-police-remind-drivers-no-hand-held-phones-in-school-zones-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/991551\/","title":{"rendered":"Irving police remind drivers no hand-held phones in school zones \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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<p>Authorities said the ban applies to not only hand-held cellphones but other electronic communication devices as well.<\/p>\n<p>\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<p>Hands-free devices are permitted in school zones, according to Irving Police. <\/p>\n<p>Irving police also released reminders and tips for drivers, parents, and students alongside the phone ban reminder:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stay alert and minimize distractions near schools.<\/li>\n<li>Stop for school buses when red lights are flashing or the stop-arm is extended.<\/li>\n<li>Always obey posted school zone speed limits.<\/li>\n<li>Yield to crossing guards and pedestrians in crosswalks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remind children to use sidewalks and to cross only at designated crosswalks.<\/li>\n<li>Students should make eye contact with drivers before crossing and never assume vehicles will stop.<\/li>\n<li>Walkers, bikers and bus riders should arrive early to avoid rushing.<\/li>\n<li>School zone times are clearly marked on street signs and may vary by campus start and dismissal schedules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":991552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,9732,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-991551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-america","tag-dallas","tag-irving","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117067052986926885","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/991552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=991551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=991551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}