Distracted Drivers

While talking to CBC News, Staff Sgt. Dave Duncan with the Vancouver Police Department's traffic section has revealed that drivers are adopting less obvious ways to use their devices, such as putting the phone in a coffee cup or wedging it in their clothing. Duncan said that the biggest offence he and his officers see...

According to a report by CBC News, Regina Police Service Const. Mike ‘Hawkeye’ Seel has already handed out 800 tickets to cellphone-using drivers this year. The officer, who is with the service's traffic safety unit, told the publication that he issued over 1,100 such tickets in 2018. "It was something I wish I didn't have to do,"...

According to a report by CBC News, the police are on the hunt for a grey SUV speeding and weaving between lanes on Hwy. 401, whose driver was reportedly balancing a tablet on the steering wheel with two hands. OPP West Region Insp. Shawn Johnson told the publication that even stiffer penalties have failed to stop drivers scofflaws...

According to a new report from CBC News, Winnipeg Police will be increasing the number of shifts from two to four per day to catch distracted and impaired drivers at night. In a statement, Police Chief Danny Smyth said: "When you look at what's causing injury and deaths in collisions, it's distracted driving and it's...

As part of an Insurance Corp. of B.C. (ICBC) pilot project, the B.C. police department has been handed over two Laser Technology TruSpeed Sxb scopes worth $17,000, with are capable of capturing a high-quality photograph of someone using a cellphone from a range of up to 610 metres, the Times Colonist is reporting. The pilot project is part of...

According to a report by CBC News, in order to detect and bust distracted drivers, traffic safety officers with the Regina Police Service will be riding the transit system. Starting Monday and throughout coming weeks, the police will be on the lookout for all types of distracted driving, particularly for people using cellphones. Distracted driving is Saskatchewan's number one...

According to a new report from CBC News, Windsor Police have started using an unmarked van to catch distracted drivers. The effort, called Project Dial Tone, is aimed at catching drivers with a smartphone in their hands while on the road. A video posted to Twitter shows the van with tinted windows with an officer...

According to a report by CBC News, Edmonton police officers have been hitting the streets to catch distracted drivers, as part of a week long enforcement campaign across the city. The officers reminded drivers to "practice safe text" this Valentines Day, by handing out cookies to drivers stopped at Whyte Ave. and Gateway Blvd. Feb 12 to Feb 16...

Edmonton drivers are apparently too busy writing text messages or carrying phone calls than looking at the road, according to a report from Canada Journal. The article cites chief Rod Knecht, who is so confident that he will write four tickets every morning on his way to work so he can hand them out to...

Stiffer penalties for distracted driving introduced last year in Ontario didn’t stop Canadians from picking up their phones while driving, but it certainly benefitted to the City of Ottawa: During this year, Ottawa police have issued more than $1 million in fines, with one officer alone handing out $302,330 worth of citations, reports CBC News....

For the first time since 2008, the number of drivers using cellphones has dropped in Québec from 67,866 in 2014 to 55,043 in 2015. Sûreté du Québec attributes the drop to the province's safety campaigns and police efforts to crack down on distracted driving (via CBC News). Of course, the penalties for motorists who get...

According to a report from CBC, a third grade class in Calgary caught 460 distracted drivers within a month. Eight-year-old TJ Lorenson has enlisted his classmates at Langevin School to help catch distracted drivers. When the third grade students see an instance of distracted driving they are told to record the data and bring it...