Ontario Distracted Driving Laws

• Duck-lip selfies to eating steak: Halton officer recounts weirdest distracted driving incidents

  Const. Marc Taraso, an 11-year officer with Halton Regional Police and a dedicated traffic officer in Oakville since January, takes residents on patrol with him through posts on his Twitter account on a regular basis.

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  May 20, 2019
  
• Stiff new penalties for distracted, impaired driving in Ontario begin on Jan. 1

  When it comes to distracted driving, if convicted, drivers could face a three-day licence suspension, a fine of up to $1,000 and three demerit points.

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  Dec 29, 2018
  
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• Licence suspensions, increased fines: New penalties in 2019 if convicted of distracted driving

  “For the past four years on OPP-patrolled roads, inattentive driving [while using] electronic devices has been the leading cause of the majority of fatalities in Ontario.”

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  Jun 14, 2018