The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has State Patrol and hundreds of local law enforcement agencies throughout Minnesota on the look-out for distracted drivers this week.

This means officers will be on the lookout for motorists texting or other illegal cellphone use while driving.

You can read more on what first time and multiple offenders will be fined HERE **Spoiler Alert: it's NOT cheap**

By the way, if the fines or even the thought of seriously injuring (or killing someone) doesn't scare you from texting and driving... just take a minute to watch this video from I Don't Text + Drive:

While the video is fake, the chances of that happening in real life are quite real.  Just put your phone down, hide it away in a glove box or deep in your pocket and drive safely Rochester!

On the lighter side of things, if you ever have trouble getting your friends to stop their constant texting and driving... you can always TRY THIS.

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