What’s been done in Canada to curb distracted driving …and what’s still needed?
Distracted driving is as dangerous a crisis today as impaired driving was decades ago. What are Canadians doing about it?
— The Globe and Mail, November 9, 2019
Tag: Ontario
So far, 2019 distracted driving-related crashes have killed more on Ontario’s roads than impaired driving
Smartphones, other distractions can be more deadly than impaired driving, data suggests
— CBC News, October 29, 2019
Roof-top cameras on patrol cars in Ontario bolster police evidence to make handheld ban violation-charges stick
Halton police hope side-camera technology on cruisers will help fight against distracted drivers
— Global News, July 31, 2019
‘The worst part is the hint that the fine is too high, and the sentence too stiff.’ — handheld ban meme: Op/Ed
Texting while driving: it’s worse than you think
— Chico Enterprise-Record, January 29, 2019
So what’s actually illegal? — Ontario’s expanded handheld ban: Q&A
Distracted driving fine tops $600 in one province, but what constitutes distraction?
— The Globe and Mail, January 11, 2019
Ontario’s stiffer penalties for distracted driving come into effect
New texting-while-driving penalties should prompt change in habits, CAA says
— The London Free Press, December 31, 2018
Fines and penalties set for January 1, in Ontario, make for Canada’s ‘toughest penalties for repeat distracted driving convictions’
Ontario’s new distracted driving law to start in 2019
— CBC News, November 22, 2018
A question for Canada: ‘Is the number of deaths caused by distracted driving going down?’
Are there fewer deaths caused by distracted driving these days? Not yet, it seems
— The Globe and Mail, July 30, 2018