Ontario planning to ban 'electronic distractions' in cars: reports
THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO -
Media reports say Ontario will join Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Quebec in banning cellphone use while driving.
There are several media reports that the Liberal government will introduce a bill to ban electronic distractions next Tuesday.
The reports say Transport Minister Jim Bradley will be seeking to prohibit all use of phones, BlackBerrys and GPS devices by drivers in the province.
The reports say the law will likely only apply to those behind the wheel and not passengers in the front or back seat.
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Several tragic traffic accidents in the last few years had involved cell phone use in the lead up to fatal crashes. These incidents had raised the attention of the coroner’s office as early as 2002 and have also persuaded Premier Dalton McGuinty, who has previously rejected calls for such bans, to revise his position.
If Ontario’s lawmakers decide to pursue a ban, or include ‘cell phone’ use as an item in police reports surveying a crash, the province would join the ranks of Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland who currently have fines in effect.
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