Ontario and BC cellphone driving bans come into force

Release Date 2 Feb, 2010 in The Wire Report

 
   

Let the ticketing begin

Toronto Star - 2 Feb, 2010
The grace period for Ontario's hands-free law is officially over as of Monday morning, but as cops scoured the streets for sinners on their cellphones, ...

Driving distracted: Will new law make roads safer?

CBC.ca - 2 Feb, 2010
By POV Monday marks the end of grace periods for distracted-driving laws passed in Ontario and BC, meaning offending motorists will now be subject to fines. ...

Drivers caught talking, texting face fines as of today

CTV.ca - 2 Feb, 2010
As of Monday morning, motorists who talk or text on their handheld cell phone while driving in Ontario or BC, run the risk of receiving a hefty fine. ...

Driving while using hand-held cellphone now nets $155 fine

Toronto Star - 2 Feb, 2010
Now that the education period for Ontario's hands-free law is over, drivers caught texting, emailing or talking on a hand-held cellphone will have to pay ...

Warning period ends for phone-using BC, Ontario drivers

Montreal Gazette - ‎Jan 31, 2010‎
A man talks on his cellphone while driving on Dufferin St. in Toronto on October 26, 2009. Starting Monday, drivers in Ontario and BC will face fines of up ...

Police to enforce cellphone ban

Globe and Mail - Timothy Appleby - ‎Jan 31, 2010‎
As of Monday morning, texting or using a hand-held cellphone while behind the wheel is liable to become a lot more expensive. After a three-month grace ...

Cellphone ban grows teeth

Toronto Sun - Tamara Cherry - ‎Jan 31, 2010‎
Drivers caught using a hand-held electronic device â€" that's cellphones, MP3 players, laptops, DVD players and GPS â€" could face ...

Hands off: no more grace period for Ont's cellphone ban, fines of $155 instead

The Canadian Press - ‎Jan 31, 2010‎
TORONTO â€" Starting Monday drivers in Ontario could be paying a price for texting friends, picking up a cellphone to call the boss or browsing through song ...

Cellphone ban will cost you now

Toronto Sun - Tamara Cherry - ‎Jan 31, 2010‎
Police will start handing out tickets to drivers who flout Ontario's cell phone ban. (TORONTO SUN FILES) You can't say they ...

Ontario and BC cellphone driving bans come into force

The Wire Report - 2 Feb, 2010
Starting Monday, Ontario and British Columbia drivers are be subject to fines if they are caught talking or texting on cellphones while driving. ...

Another ban on cellphones

Western Star - 2 Feb, 2010
A ban on vehicle operators in Ontario using cellphones and texting while driving came into full effect Monday. After a period of handing out warnings, ...

Delaying law bad call

Calgary Sun - 2 Feb, 2010
Alberta is now one of the few places in Canada where it's still legal to use a cellphone while driving. If you travel to BC or Ontario much and end up ...

Ontario grace period for cellphone use ends

CanadianDriver - 2 Feb, 2010
Thornhill, Ontario â€" Ontario drivers caught talking or dialling a hand-held cellphone or texting behind the wheel will now receive a fine of $155, ...

Cellphone Ban Now In Effect Across Ontario

E Canada Now - 2 Feb, 2010
Cell phone use while driving has been linked to an increased risk in fatal accidents. Yet, in most places, cellphone use is not treated as harshly as other ...

Car cell chat fines start

Sault Star - 2 Feb, 2010
City police have warned about 20 drivers about a new Ontario law that forbids using a hand-held communication or entertainment device while driving since ...

Cellphone grace period ends for drivers

YorkRegion.com - Joe Fantauzzi - 2 Feb, 2010
The wallets of several motorists are lighter today after York Regional Police fully enforcing the province's distracted driving legislation ...

Provinces restrict car cellphone use

UPI.com - 2 Feb, 2010
WINDSOR, Ontario, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Ontario and British Columbia drivers caught with cellphones to their ears or writing text messages face more than $150 for ...

Fines kick in today for people using hand-held devices while driving

680 News - 2 Feb, 2010
The three-month grace period ended, Monday, for Ontario motorists who talk on cell phones or use any other hand-held devices while driving. ...

Ontario Collects $155 Fine For Violators Of Texting Ban While Driving

AHN | All Headline News - 2 Feb, 2010
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AHN) - Ontario's ban on texting while driving, which took effect in October 2009, became stronger since the province's police ...

Police Handout Fines for Cell Phone Driving Ban

CJBK - Miranda Chant - 2 Feb, 2010
Talking on a cell phone while driving in Ontario could get very expensive starting today. A ban in the province for using electronic devices such as phones ...

Put down the cell phone

Standard Freeholder - Kevin Lajoie - 2 Feb, 2010
Starting today, police across Ontario will begin issuing tickets against drivers who use hand-held cell phones, smart phones, media players and portable ...

Grace period ends Monday

Brantford Expositor - 2 Feb, 2010
The grace period ends today for Ontario motorists who use hand-held devices, including cellphones, while driving. Instead of warnings, police will be ...

Cell Phone Ban Starts Today

CBS 21 - 2 Feb, 2010
Drivers can not text or talk on their cell phone unless using a hands free device. This is a secondary offense, meaning police won't pull you over for ...

BC and Ontario Now Enforcing 'Distracted Driving' Laws

Teleclick.ca - 2 Feb, 2010
Beginning today, police officers in Ontario and British Columbia will be enforcing new 'distracted driving' laws in earnest, fining motorists who use a ...

Time to get tough with Ontario with cell-texting ban

Today's Trucking News - ‎Jan 31, 2010‎
TORONTO -- The 'soft' enforcement period is over for truckers or anyone else caught driving on Ontario roads with a cellphone or any other electronic device ...

Police Will Enforce Cell Phone Ban Starting Monday

CityNews - ‎Jan 31, 2010‎
A warning to motorists in the province: talking on cell phones, BlackBerrys and other handheld electronic devices while driving will be a ticketable offence ...

Cell phone driving ban kicks off tomorrow morning

680 News - Colin D'Mello - ‎Jan 31, 2010‎
If you have not bought a hands free device for your cell phone yet, now may be the time to do it. The cell phone driving ban goes into full effect tomorrow ...

Cell phone ban starts tomorrow

570 News - ‎Jan 31, 2010‎
The three-month grace period for Ontario motorists who refuse to turn off their hand held electronic devices while driving is about to end. ...

 

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