Suspended drivers: How do you stop them from continuing to drive?

CBC.ca - 3 Feb, 2010
By POV CBC News cameras caught a handful of men driving minutes after having their licences suspended -- just a few examples of the vast number of people ...

City gets hands-free cell message

Toronto Star - 3 Feb, 2010
Star photographer Andrew Wallace spent some time Feb. 1, 2010 watching drivers along Lake Shore Blvd. and Rees St. Their compliance with the cellphone ban ...

Let the ticketing begin

Toronto Star - ‎Feb 1, 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 - ‎Feb 1, 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 - ‎Feb 1, 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 - ‎Feb 1, 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, BC handing out fines for distracted driving

Land Line Magazine - 3 Feb, 2010
The warning period is over and fines have begun for distracted drivers in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. Police began handing out fines ...

Cell Phone Ban While Driving Now in Effect for Ontario Drivers

bodyshop - 3 Feb, 2010
Starting February 1, 2010, any adult driver caught talking on a hand-held phone in Ontario will be assessed fines. Bill 118, also known as Ontario's ...

Suspended drivers drive away from court

UPI.com - 3 Feb, 2010
TORONTO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- At least four Toronto-area drivers who had their licenses suspended in court drove away when they left, a Canadian Broadcasting ...

Gadget ban for Ontario in effect, no cellphones, MP3 players, laptops…

Mobile Magazine - Colleen McColl - 3 Feb, 2010
Well Ontario drivers, your time is up. It's been three months since the law first took affect, October 26, 2009, and during that time there was a grace ...

Distraction law will make our roads safer

Standard Freeholder - 3 Feb, 2010
Ontario's new distracted driving law is now being enforced by Cornwall Police Service and district Ontario Provincial Police officers. ...

Motorists Caught Talking On Cellphones Will Now Be Fined, Say Local Police

Sault Star - 3 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 ...

Ontario and BC cellphone driving bans come into force

The Wire Report - ‎Feb 1, 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 - ‎Feb 1, 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 - ‎Feb 1, 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 - ‎Feb 1, 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 - ‎Feb 1, 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 ...

Cellphone grace period ends for drivers

YorkRegion.com - Joe Fantauzzi - ‎Feb 1, 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 - ‎Feb 1, 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 ...

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

AHN | All Headline News - ‎Feb 1, 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 ...

Put down the cell phone

Standard Freeholder - Kevin Lajoie - ‎Feb 1, 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 - ‎Feb 1, 2010‎
The grace period ends today for Ontario motorists who use hand-held devices, including cellphones, while driving. Instead of warnings, police will be ...

BC and Ontario Now Enforcing 'Distracted Driving' Laws

Teleclick.ca - ‎Feb 1, 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 ...

 

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