FILE: A driver uses a cellphone while behind the wheel. Concord police are stepping up enforcement during Distracted Driving Awareness Month, warning motorists to follow California’s hands-free law and avoid dangerous distractions. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

The Concord Police Department is urging motorists to stay focused behind the wheel as part of the National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. 

Police said officers will increase enforcement efforts targeting violations of the state’s hands-free cell phone law, which prohibits drivers from holding electronic devices while operating a vehicle, even at a stoplight. 

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