01-04-2019, 10:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-04-2019, 10:20 AM by danbrotherston.)
(01-04-2019, 10:16 AM)Canard Wrote: New Distracted Driving Laws are coming into effect.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/distracted-driving
The laws are now so severe that it appears even drinking a coffee while driving may be enough to have your vehicle impounded for 3 days.
Somewhat insanely, it's actually permissible to use a mobile phone so long as it's mounted to the dash.
The wording, I feel, is very poor (see the section about "using a Bluetooth"). I don't think this is a very organized approach to the issue and only clouds it further.
I think it was OPP, explicitly stated that the law does not apply to drinking coffee:
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/910...olice-say/
Also, it's not a vehicle impounding, it's a license suspension.