Close X
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
ADVT 
National

Vancouver Police Encourage Drivers To Leave Phones Alone

Darpan News Desk, 05 Apr, 2019 08:41 PM

    The Vancouver Police Department issued more than 2,100 violation ticket to drivers in March alone for distracted driving awareness month – a province-wide education and enforcement campaign that targets distracted drivers who can’t leave their phones alone.


    “The VPD and police agencies throughout the province stepped up their enforcement last month to encourage drivers not to be distracted behind the wheel,” says Constable Jason Doucette, VPD. “Based on the number of tickets issued, it appears these dangerous driving behaviours are still an issue.”


    The fines for using an electronic device start at $368, and the costs increase with subsequent tickets.


    “It only takes a second for a sudden change in traffic, or for someone to walk in front of your vehicle, often leaving you with a completely preventable collision,” says VPD Constable Jason Doucette.


    “We would really like to get to point where it becomes a challenge for our officers to find distracted drivers. Unfortunately, even after all of the public awareness motorists receive, there has been very little need for us to get creative.”


    Road safety is a shared responsibility. The VPD is dedicated to increasing road safety with enforcement that targets unsafe driving behaviour, like distracted driving, speeding and impaired driving.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Quebec Taxi Drivers Clog Streets To Protest Government's Industry Overhaul

    Quebec Taxi Drivers Clog Streets To Protest Government's Industry Overhaul
    Quebec's transport minister is defending his plan to overhaul the province's taxi industry as drivers across the province strike in protest.

    Quebec Taxi Drivers Clog Streets To Protest Government's Industry Overhaul

    Justin Trudeau Says He Had 'Cordial' Conversation With Jody Wilson-Raybould

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he spoke with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould last week about a way forward following her allegations he politically interfered in a decision about a prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.

    Justin Trudeau Says He Had 'Cordial' Conversation With Jody Wilson-Raybould

    Florida Police Launch Homicide Investigation After Canadian Couple Found Dead

    Florida Police Launch Homicide Investigation After Canadian Couple Found Dead
    MONTREAL — Police in Florida have launched a double homicide investigation after an elderly Canadian couple was found dead in their mobile home on Friday.    

    Florida Police Launch Homicide Investigation After Canadian Couple Found Dead

    15 Canadians On Cruise Ship That Was Stranded Off Norway; One Injured

    Global Affairs Canada says the Canadians were on board the Viking Sky cruise ship when it ran into engine trouble off Norway's rough, frigid western coast.

    15 Canadians On Cruise Ship That Was Stranded Off Norway; One Injured

    Justin Trudeau Delivers Campaign-Style Speech While Introducing Candidate Tamara Taggart

    The prime minister fired off a flurry of verbal jabs at Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer, and also former prime minister Stephen Harper, giving a glimpse of what could be a heated campaign for the October election.

    Justin Trudeau Delivers Campaign-Style Speech While Introducing Candidate Tamara Taggart

    Sentencing Judge In Broncos Crash Calls For Carnage On Highways To End

    A judge called for an end to "carnage on our highways" as she sent a truck driver to prison on Friday for causing a fatal crash involving a Saskatchewan junior hockey team's bus.    

    Sentencing Judge In Broncos Crash Calls For Carnage On Highways To End