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New Brunswick Police Will Now Catch You Texting and Driving from a Bus
If you’re a sneaky texter behind the wheel, think again, as police in New Brunswick have launched a pilot project onboard a bus to spot texting and driving, reports CTV News. Constable Duane Squires of Saint John police says the initiative was modeled after one a similar one carried out by the York Regional Police....
RCMP in Manitoba Issued 310 Distracted Driving Tickets in Latest Blitz
The RCMP has handed out 77 percent more tickets in this year's distracted driving month blitz than last year. Just last month, the RCMP handed out a total of 310 distracted driving tickets in Manitoba. This is significantly higher than the 175 tickets they handed out last April. In a statement to CBC News, RCMP Traffic Sgt....
Police in Greater Victoria Issue About 100 Distracted Driving Tickets in One Day
Police in the Greater Victoria area estimated that they issued 100 tickets to drivers on Thursday. The large increase in tickets that were handed out was due to a distracted driving safety blitz by the Integrated Road Safety Unit and Victoria and Saanich police. At the intersection of Quadra Street and McKenzie Avenue, an intersection that has...
Province of New Brunswick Sees 1200 Distracted Driving Violations over the Past Year
According to a new report from CBC News, more than 1200 distracted driving tickets were issued in the province of New Brunswick over the past year. The Insurance Bureau of Canada claims that three in four drivers admit to distracted driving. Quebec Transport Minister Laurent Lessard recently started discussions to determine if the issue of distracted...
Distracted Driving Tickets Issued in Calgary See Year-Over-Year Decline
According to a new report from CBC, the number of distracted driving tickets issued to drivers in Calgary fell year-over-year. Staff Sgt. Paul Stacey said that distracted driving tickets in Calgary are down 13 percent from the same time last year. Stacey said that the decrease in tickets came from the harsher legislation was passed...
Distracted Driving Declines in Vancouver One Month After Fines Increase
As of June 1, the provincial government in British Columbia imposed new rules that brought a heftier penalty to distracted drivers. In June, Vancouver Police issued a total of 490 distracted driving tickets, which is a decrease of about 14 percent when compared to the same time period last year. In a statement, Const. Brian...
Harsher Legislation Reduces Number of Distracted Driving Tickets Issued in Calgary
According to a new report from Metro News, the number of distracted driving tickets issued to drivers in Calgary fell year-over-year. Staff Sgt. Paul Stacey said that distracted driving tickets in Calgary are down by 278 tickets from the same time last year. Stacey said that the decrease in tickets came from the harsher legislation...
Distracted Driving Tickets Issued Increase in Cape Breton
According to a report from CBC, the number of tickets issued for distracted driving is now twice the amount of tickets issued for drinking and driving in Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Sgt. Joe Farrell of the traffic safety division said that more than 80 tickets were issued for impaired driving in 2015, while 177 tickets were...
Number of Distracted Driving Tickets in Calgary Jump Despite Increase in Fines
According to a new report from the CBC, the number of distracted driving tickets issued by Calgary police is on the rise despite the increase in fines. Staff Sgt. Paul Stacey said: "We haven't seen it make a huge difference other than people's reaction when they actually get the ticket. I'm seeing it a lot and,...
WWDC 2015 Lottery Winners Begin Receiving Confirmation Emails
Demand for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference has always exceeded the number of tickets available, so over the past few years Apple has held a lottery to determine which developers will win a chance to go to the conference. Apple is doing this in an effort to give everyone a fair chance at receiving a...