Distracted Driving Ticket

• B.C. driver so engaged with their phone, they didn’t notice police for 15 seconds

  North Vancouver RCMP is reminding the public that just because distracted driving awareness month is over doesn't mean anyone can use their phone behind the wheel.

  Crime

  Apr 10, 2024
  
• Distracted driving blitz nets 20 tickets in 2 hours, say Kelowna RCMP

  Police say the distracted driving blitz happened on Thursday, beside Raymer Elementary School.

  Traffic

  Nov 18, 2022
  
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• ICBC warning drivers to slow down over May long weekend

  ICBC is warning drivers to slow down this May long weekend, as they will be conducting a provincewide crackdown on speeding road users.

  Canada

  May 18, 2022
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• West Shore RCMP says taking off your bra while driving still counts as distracted driving

  Officers stopped a vehicle in the 4100-block of Sooke Road on Vancouver Island Thursday after receiving a complaint that the vehicle was being driven erratically.

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2021
• B.C. court tosses ticket issued to man playing podcast on cellphone in cup holder

  The court ruled this week that Ryan Bleau wasn't "using" the phone in an illegal sense, while listening to a podcast playing through Bluetooth in his truck.

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2021
• 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
• Having your cell phone in your lap is distracted driving, rules B.C. judge

  The driver was ticketed after a police officer saw him looking down while driving, stopped him, and approached to see the man's phone on his "right" lap.

  Crime

  May 27, 2020
• ‘It wasn’t me’: B.C. court tosses appeal by distracted driver who claimed she wasn’t behind the wheel

  The woman had argued police had failed to positively identify her, an argument rejected by the B.C. Supreme Court.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2019
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• Phones should be mounted and not in cup holders, B.C.’s public safety minister says

  Despite one of two recent tickets being cancelled soon after it was issued, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the law is on the officers' side in both cases.

  Oct 9, 2019
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• Cup holder strikes again: 2nd B.C. driver slapped with distracted driving ticket

  "I told him I'd dispute it and I think he might have even said something like, 'You probably have a good chance' and went on his way."

  Oct 9, 2019