Monday, February 27, 2017

STIFFER SANCTIONS FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING

NP — The federal government wants some provinces to toughen laws aimed at distracted drivers, the National Post has learned, but is not yet ready to criminalize those caught texting or talking on smartphones.
In a letter to his provincial counterparts, federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau seeks “nationally consistent enforcement measures and penalties” to combat a rapidly rising rate of accidents involving drivers who were using their phones at the time of the crash.

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