Letter to the editor: State workers should set good example, follow Maine’s new ‘hands-free’ law

Yesterday, as I was driving in Belmont, I saw a blue Maine Department of Transportation car emblazoned with the state seal. The driver was turning from Route 3 onto Route 131 and was talking on a cellphone. If we, the citizens of Maine, are required to avoid hand-held devices while driving (with which I firmly […]

Yesterday, as I was driving in Belmont, I saw a blue Maine Department of Transportation car emblazoned with the state seal.

The driver was turning from Route 3 onto Route 131 and was talking on a cellphone.

If we, the citizens of Maine, are required to avoid hand-held devices while driving (with which I firmly agree), then our state employees should do the same.

Charlie LeRoyer

Searsmont