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Nova Scotia. For now.

Insurers now treating distracted driving as ‘major’ conviction In keeping with actions previously taken by Canada’s auto insurers, Northbridge General Insurance Company will start treating driving while using a hand-held communication device as a major conviction for the purpose of setting insurance rates in Nova Scotia. The change…

Take a minute. Clear your car.

Man injured by flying ice issues plea: clear off your car completely Martin Burger’s face was seriously cut and bruised after a flying chunk of ice smashed through his windshield on Thursday.Burger doesn’t want sympathy. He just wants people to spend an …

Anyone remember the old school radar detectors?

Ontario police not fazed by app feature pinpointing speed traps | CBC News Ontario police forces aren't concerned by the fact that drivers can use navigation apps to pinpoint and broadcast their location to other drivers.

The biological tests are not useful for identifying people that represent a safety risk.

Cannabis and driving study casts doubt on zero-tolerance limits for THC Do zero-tolerance cannabis limits — for young drivers and police officers, for example — make sense? A new study raises doubts.

https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/theres-now-a-125-fine-for-parking-a-gas-car-in-an-ev-spot-in-ontario

There’s now a $125 fine for parking a gas car in an EV spot in Ontario

https://mobilesyrup.com/2019/12/23/ontario-man-ticketed-for-watching-youtube-video-while-driving/

Ontario man ticketed for watching YouTube video while driving A man from Kitchener, Ontario was ticketed for watching a YouTube video on his phone while he was driving in Durham.

https://www.tvo.org/article/point-your-way-to-safety-the-complicated-history-of-crosswalks-in-ontario

‘Point Your Way to Safety’: The complicated history of crosswalks in Ontario | TVO.org In the mid-1950s, growing frustration over careless drivers and an increasing number of pedestrian fatalities led to a controversial innovation: pedestrian crosswalks.

“That is ridiculously fast,” said Sgt. Kerry

Two men arrested for street-racing at more than 225 km/h in GTA | The Star OPP suspended both drivers’ licences and impounded their cars for seven days.

Big trucks can't stop as quickly as the smaller vehicles.

OPP: Transport trucks at fault in more than half of Ontario crashes involving big rigs Read the full story and comment on Sudbury.com, and tag your friends here to join the conversation.

The term "distracted driving" refers to the charges of careless driving, and/or driving while using a phone/hand held electronic device

Distracted driving fine tops $600 in one province, but what constitutes distraction? While the law may specifically apply only to handheld electronics, but other distractions contributing to a crash could land you with charges of careless driving