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Ontario ramps up penalties for distracted driving

Discussion in 'Canadian Truckers Forum' started by tinytim, Jan 1, 2019.

  1. Jan 1, 2019 #1
    tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    The penalties for texting and driving are about to get more real.

    The Ontario government is introducing a new mandatory three-day driver’s licence suspension on a first conviction for distracted driving as of Jan. 1.

    And the new minimum fine for a first offence of distracted driving is rising to $615 if settled out of court, up from the current minimum of $490, with a maximum fine of up to $1,000.

    That first offence will also come with three demerit points.

    A second offence within five years carries a fine of up to $2,000, six demerit points and an automatic seven-day driver’s licence suspension.
    Ontario ramps up penalties for distracted driving
     
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  3. Jan 1, 2019 #2
    Jazz1

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    2 distracted convictions and your license is up for review in Ontario.
     
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  4. Jan 1, 2019 #3
    upnorthwpg

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    Following Manitoba. Still not as strict as we are, but going in the right direction.
     
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  5. Jan 1, 2019 #4
    Zeviander

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    Still won't make much of a difference. People have had 5 or 6 years here in Manitoba to put the phones down while driving, I haven't noticed a difference.
     
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  7. Jan 2, 2019 #5
    upnorthwpg

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    Agree. But the automatic 3 day licence suspension is scaring the crap out of people.
     
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  8. Jan 2, 2019 #6
    Aamcotrans

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    3 days is not a deterrent. Make it a year then lifetime
     
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  9. Jan 2, 2019 #7
    MACK E-6

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    Which place was it that even included CB radios with cell phones?
     
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  10. Jan 2, 2019 #8
    not4hire

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    None... for commercial use (which includes truck drivers).
     
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  11. Jan 4, 2019 #9
    Zeviander

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    Ontario is TRYING to lump them in, but lots of people are fighting back.
     
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  12. Jan 5, 2019 #10
    mudflap77

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    You can make the penalty as high as you want. Doesn't make a bit of difference if the majority of the enforcement comes after a accident has already occurred.
     
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