Earlier this month, the Riverside County Transportation Commission voted to remove a large number of the familiar highway call boxes across the country, and all of them by the end of the year. The move was related to the significant drop in the use of the call boxes with the advent of more motorists using their cellphones or built-in emergency call service in their vehicles. The plan to remove the emergency call boxes has been under discussion since 2019.San Bernardino County has already decided to remove most of its call boxes due to their lack of use. A few boxes on remote highways and freeways out of cell range may remain. RCTC will also be seeking efforts to continue to improve the cell phone service and coverage in those remote areas, according to city representatives on the Commi
