Alberta gets ready for the Distracted Driving Law...
Alberta gets ready for the Distracted Driving Law, which will be applicable to all vehicles including bicycles and would be enforceable on roadways.
The bill, which is seen as the toughest law in the country, would deter people from using electronic devices while driving. This applies not just to the use of cellphones, but to all other kinds of distracted driving and brings in its purview things like eating, grooming and using any kind of electronic devices.
A notable thing about the law is that the police have been given the discretion regarding enforcing the law. Whether an instance of distracted driving is significant enough to get a fine imposed or whether the driver can be let go with a warning or whether he can be left alone is all for the officers to decide. The police feel that the focus is not on getting people who engage in distracted driving, but in telling drivers about the law and also generating awareness on the perils of distracted driving.
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