Ontario Premier Doug Ford is under fire for using cell phone video to talk with reporters while he was driving. It is illegal in the province to "view display screens unrelated to driving, such as watching a video." The on-the-road interview came Jan. 16, 2022, during a dangerous winter storm. Ford called in to television station CP24 while driving in the storm. The province's bulked-up penalties for electronic distracted driving are now in effect. Under the revised law, basic distracted driving offenses come with license suspensions of three days (first offense), seven days (second) and … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
New Brunswick: Distracted driving news
June 27, 2011 by 4 Comments
New Brunswick RCMP said in early October 2014 that they'd written almost 600 distracted driving tickets so far in the year. That's roughly on pace with the number from 2013, which totaled 763. The fine for violating New Brunswick's distracted driving regulations is $172.50 plus three points against the driver's license. New Brunswick RCMP reported that in the first full year of the distracted driving law, they'd issued more than 672 tickets. "There are still New Brunswickers who continue to use handheld devices while driving, or who have gone back to their old habit of doing so," a New … [Read more...]
Nevada nixes texting, driving
June 20, 2011 by 8 Comments
Nevada's governor has approved legislation banning handheld cell phone use and text messaging for all drivers. The Assembly's final vote came May 30 and the Senate signed off June 4. Nevada is now the 34th state to ban texting while driving. The measure, SB 140, has was approved by Gov. Brian Sandoval, who made it clear that he would support a statewide ban on text messaging while driving. The law will go into full effect Jan. 1 with warnings to be handed out in October. Fines are $50 then $100 and then $250. Sen. Shirley Breeden was the bill's author. Her texting bill of 2010 failed to … [Read more...]
Texting plan vetoed in Texas
June 17, 2011 by 3 Comments
Texas Gov. Rick Perry killed legislation Friday that would have banned texting while driving in Texas. Perry cited "the overreach of House Bill 242" and called it a "government effort to micromanage the behavior of adults." Texas already bans texting by teens. The bill would have extended that ban to all drivers. The veto means distracted driving legislation succeeded in 2011, although there were at least a dozen bills seeking to toughen the existing laws. There are numerous local laws against text messaging while in city limits. The Republican governor suggested that backers of distracted … [Read more...]
Disney, DOT push safety, ‘Cars 2’
June 15, 2011 by 1 Comment
Hey you out there, talking & texting while behind the wheel. You are now officially a Disney villain -- just like that motoring maniac Cruella de Vil. "In our world, only bad guys drive distracted," the narrator says in the fast-moving "Cars 2" PSA created by the Disney and Pixar in partnership with the Department of Transportation. (video below) How to become a Disney hero, like Lightning McQueen? "No calling, no texting. Nothing that can take away your focus." DOT distracted driving czar Ray LaHood quipped: "I think you'll agree that 'Cars 2's' Lightning McQueen and Mater make pretty … [Read more...]
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