Texting While Driving

• Pedestrian deaths on the rise in Quebec in 2022

  According to Quebec's automobile insurance board, the number of pedestrians killed on Quebec highways and roads is up 14.7 per cent through the first nine months of 2022

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2022
  
• Ottawa councillor caught texting while driving during city meeting

  An Ottawa city councillor was caught on camera texting and driving during a committee meeting on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Nov 24, 2020
  
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• Man caught playing the trumpet while driving on interstate highway

  A Utah Highway Patrol officer says the driver wasn't breaking any specific laws by jazzing up his commute with a trumpet solo.

  Trending

  Dec 6, 2019
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• Peterborough Police crack down on distracted drivers in February

  Driving while holding a communication device carries a $615 fine, three demerit points and an automatic three-day licence suspension, upon conviction.

  Traffic

  Feb 14, 2019
• Lethbridge Police Service taking part in provincewide campaign targeting distracted drivers

  Sending an important text message or looking at your latest social media notice could cost you: the penalty in Alberta is a fine of $287 and three demerits.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2019
• Eyes on the road, motorists: New study shows alarming figures on distracted driving

  Some 91 per cent of all Quebecers drive while distracted, a new study shows. About one in three fatal collisions are due to distracted driving.

  Jul 16, 2018
• Amendments to Quebec’s Highway Safety Code aim to crack down on distracted driving

  Under the new rules, simply holding a portable electronic device while driving a vehicle is illegal.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2018
• Peterborough police undercover campaign nets more than 100 distracted driving offences

  More than 100 offences related to distracted driving were issued during a three-day campaign in Peterborough last week.

  Traffic

  Feb 20, 2018
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• Peterborough police go undercover to tackle distracted driving

  CHEX News joined Peterborough police for an undercover project tackling distracted driving.

  Traffic

  Feb 14, 2018
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• Canadians self-proclaimed ‘good drivers,’ but most admit to bad habits: survey

  Some Canadians admitted to doing some questionable things behind the wheel.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2017