Alberta Distracted Driving

• RCMP issue distracted driving warning after Alberta man wracks up 13th offence

  In a Tuesday news release, RCMP said a 40-year-old man from Alberta was given his 13th distracted driving conviction at the Airdrie Provincial Traffic Court.

  Crime

  Sep 27, 2022
  
• Edmonton police hand out Valentine’s cookies to ‘Practise Safe Text!’ and avoid distracted driving

  Distracted driving laws have been in effect in Alberta since September 2011.

  Traffic

  Feb 14, 2020
  
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• Airdrie RCMP catch more than 40 distracted drivers in 3-day blitz

  Despite harsh penalties and increased awareness, Alberta drivers still can't seem to put their phones away.

  Crime

  Feb 22, 2019
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• Bob Layton: Do you text while driving?

  Bob Layton asks, will higher penalties mean fewer distracted driving deaths?

  Commentary

  Jan 4, 2019
• Should Alberta adopt similar distracted driving legislation as Ontario?

  Alberta drivers are voicing their desire for the province to implement stricter distracted driving penalties, similar to those passed in Ontario.

  News

  Jan 2, 2019
• 21K distracted driving tickets issued in 3 years in Edmonton

  Edmonton police have handed out about 20 distracted driving tickets a day over the past three years, and say texting remains the biggest issue.

  Traffic

  Feb 14, 2018
• Alberta RCMP encouraging young drivers to operate with caution

  Young drivers are being reminded to pay attention to the road while behind the wheel this summer. 

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2017
• Bob Layton editorial: demerit day

  I’m still waiting to hear about a distracted driver dinged by demerits enough to lose their operator’s licence.

  Commentary

  Jun 5, 2017