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Ontario bans cellphone use while driving!

By Kate O'Brien on April 22, 2009 in Mobile News, Various News

Ontario bans with cellphone use while drivingIt was not that long ago that this was only speculation. Today the Ontario government officially passed Bill 118, “Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act” that bans people from using hand-held communication and entertainment devices while driving. This law will take effect this fall.

The Bill states “Driving while holding or using a hand-held wireless communication device or electronic entertainment device is prohibited. Use of such devices in the hands-free mode is exempted.”

Ouch… more shortly with exact fines, but it’s estimated that if you’re caught talking, e-mailing or sending text messages you could be fined up to $500. Also, if you put others in danger, you could be fined up to $1,000, lose six demerit points, a driver’s licence suspension and even serve jail time!

Transportation Minister Jim Bradley said “We want drivers to focus on the task of driving: driving safely must always be a driver’s primary task and responsibility: anything less is unacceptable. Eyes on the road, hands on the wheel – it is one of the basic tenets of safe driving”.

Via: CNW

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Discussion

6 comments for “Ontario bans cellphone use while driving!”

  1. effective when?

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    Posted by torontosportsmedia | April 22, 2009, 1:31 pm

  2. Why can’t the bloody government stop interfering with the lives of its citizens. Utter frustration!

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    Posted by Justin | April 22, 2009, 3:01 pm

  3. bout time I would say…
    theres to meny idiot drivers.. this won’t solve that but hopefully bring some numbers down..lol I use my wired headset wen standing, walking and sitting :) souldnt be a hard thing to grasp, holding a cell to your head, texting or trying to focus on your phone screen etc while driving is stupid not to mention asking for a accident…

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    Posted by criminalogic | April 22, 2009, 11:11 pm

  4. About time, I’m so tired of stupid people talking on their cellphones while driving at the same time.

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    Posted by louc | April 22, 2009, 11:45 pm

  5. Stupid people cause accidents period,not cell phones, The government should also ban children in vechiles then as they are much more distracting in the back seat.
    Our government needs to stop babysitting and spend their time amending the yourg offenders act or better yet our disgusting and prehistoric family law act.

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    Posted by Julia | April 28, 2009, 3:33 pm

  6. are you people acutally that stupid to make comments like that, you must be those people that drive around on your phone swerving all over the place and then wonder why you are being honked at. check out the cnn anti texting comercial on youtube.com some of you people need to get your head out of your ass and start realizing that there are other people on the road and you are taking there lives in your hands. hopefully you assholes that think this is a bad idea get a ticket soon.

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    Posted by chad | August 24, 2009, 2:19 pm

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