Living in Nipomo, Gerald Stover travels out of town often, and says driving safely on the highway isn’t always easy.

“I've seen a lot of people, you know, driving dangerously,” Stover said. “I'm afraid sometimes when there's a lot of traffic. It makes me nervous.”

According to research from the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG), 160 people in the county had life-altering injuries or fatalities due to crashes in 2024. Thirty percent of those crashes are attributed to distracted driving.

Christie Dunlop from Orcutt says she sees it all too often.

“I think with technology just advancing, it becomes easy access,” Dunlop said. “Even if you're not allowed to have your phone on anymore. People will put them in their cup holders. I see people constantly looking down as they're dr

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