BC Distracted Driving

• Surrey, Langley police, ICBC team up for distracted driving ‘enforcement blitz’

  B.C. police forces are working together to enforce and educate. A Surrey Mountie said the rules surrounding distracted driving are strict, with no wiggle room for excuses.

  Crime

  Mar 9, 2023
  
• B.C. court rules disabling cellphone while driving still constitutes distracted driving

  There was no dispute that Tannhauser was holding the cellphone but the question became whether it was being held “in a position in which it may be used”.

  Jun 2, 2020
  
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• B.C. driver gets distracted driving ticket for switching song while cellphone was mounted to dash

  A Vancouver Island woman says she is going to fight a distracted driving ticket she was issued on New Year's Eve after changing the song on her cellphone.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2020
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• His cellphone was dead, but wearing earbuds constitutes distracted driving, B.C. court rules

  "In my view, by plugging the earbud wire into the iPhone, the defendant had enlarged the device, such that it included not only the iPhone (proper) but also attached speaker or earbuds."

  Apr 10, 2019
• It’s a bird, it’s a plane… It’s a Mountie, about to bust you for distracted driving

  Police are unveiling new tactics to catch distracted drivers, which include taking a bird's eye view of the roads.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2018
• B.C. police launch distracted driving blitz as tough new penalties take effect

  Leave the phone when you're behind the wheel. If you don't, it could cost you big time.

  Traffic

  Mar 2, 2018
• B.C. moves to designate distracted driving ‘high-risk’ under ICBC

  This means any driver with two distracted driving tickers over a three-year period will see the total penalty go up by as much as $2,000.

  Nov 6, 2017