OPP launch distracted driving blitz on Saturday
Posted Mar 7, 2014 05:56:59 AM.
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With the March Break underway, Ontario Provincial Police are launching a distracted driving blitz until the end of next week.
The OPP say distracted driving killed more people in the province in 2013 than impaired driving or speeding. 78 people died in distracted driving related crashes last year.
The fine for distracted driving is also going up on March 18th. It will climb from $155 to almost $300.
“Over and above every driver pledging to never text or talk on the phone, pledge to be a good passenger and speak up if the driver in your car is using his/her phone or engaged in other forms of distraction. Pledge to regularly encourage your friends and family to not be distracted while driving,” said OPP Chief Superintendent Don Bell, Commander of the Highway Safety Division.
