BC Distracted Driving Law

• B.C.’s distracted driving law could be adjusted after another ticket tossed out by court

  A judge has sided with a Victoria woman who appealed her fine for having her plugged-in phone sitting on her lap at a red light.

  Feb 15, 2020
  
• New driver ticketed for having phone in plain sight wins B.C. Supreme Court appeal

  After years of mixed messaging from police and the courts, a recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling has provided some clarity on distracted driving rules.

  Dec 11, 2019
  
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• B.C. judge rules having phone wedged in the car seat is not ‘distracted driving’

  Crown and defence ultimately agreed the "mere presence of a cell phone within sight of a driver is not enough to secure a conviction."

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  Mar 20, 2019