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If you’re prone to grabbing your phone behind the wheel, you could end up driving yourself to the poor house.The province passed new legislation on Tuesday that will see a marked hike in distracted driving fines.
The previous fine range of $60 to $500 skyrockets to $300 to $1000, plus three demerit points.
“Ontario’s roads are among the safest in North America and this new legislation is intended to keep it that way,” Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca said in a release.
“I look forward to continued collaboration with our law enforcement and other dedicated road safety partners to implement these measures.”
The increased fines apply to risky behaviours like texting or using a handheld phone, and the new laws also address cyclist safety.
You can now face a distracted driving charge for “dooring” — when a driver or passenger in a car opens their door into the path of a cyclist.
And vehicles must maintain, when possible, a one-metre distance when passing bicyclists.
The legislation includes: (Source: Ministry of Transportation)
• Apply current alcohol-impaired sanctions to drivers who are drug impaired
• Introduce additional measures to address repeat offenders of alcohol impaired driving
• Require drivers to wait until pedestrians have completely crossed the road before proceeding at school crossings and pedestrian crossovers
• Help municipalities collect unpaid fines by expanding licence plate denial for drivers who do not pay certain Provincial Offences Act fines.
• Allow a broader range of qualified medical professionals to identify and report medically unfit drivers and, clarify the ty pes of medical conditions to be reported.
https://www.citynews.ca/2015/06/02/ontario-increases-distracted-driving-penalties/
If you’re prone to grabbing your phone behind the wheel, you could end up driving yourself to the poor house.The province passed new legislation on Tuesday that will see a marked hike in distracted driving fines.
The previous fine range of $60 to $500 skyrockets to $300 to $1000, plus three demerit points.
“Ontario’s roads are among the safest in North America and this new legislation is intended to keep it that way,” Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca said in a release.
“I look forward to continued collaboration with our law enforcement and other dedicated road safety partners to implement these measures.”
The increased fines apply to risky behaviours like texting or using a handheld phone, and the new laws also address cyclist safety.
You can now face a distracted driving charge for “dooring” — when a driver or passenger in a car opens their door into the path of a cyclist.
And vehicles must maintain, when possible, a one-metre distance when passing bicyclists.
The legislation includes: (Source: Ministry of Transportation)
• Apply current alcohol-impaired sanctions to drivers who are drug impaired
• Introduce additional measures to address repeat offenders of alcohol impaired driving
• Require drivers to wait until pedestrians have completely crossed the road before proceeding at school crossings and pedestrian crossovers
• Help municipalities collect unpaid fines by expanding licence plate denial for drivers who do not pay certain Provincial Offences Act fines.
• Allow a broader range of qualified medical professionals to identify and report medically unfit drivers and, clarify the ty pes of medical conditions to be reported.
https://www.citynews.ca/2015/06/02/ontario-increases-distracted-driving-penalties/
