BC RCMP and ICBC asking drivers to leave the phone alone as enforcement ramps up across BC

Sep 1, 2020 | 11:45 AM

NORTH VANCOUVER—Throughout the month of September RCMP across B.C. will be ramping up enforcement when it comes to distracted driving.

According to ICBC distracted driving claims 76 lives each year. Since the distracted driving law came into effect in January of 2010 more than 430,000 infractions have been issued to drivers for using an electronic device while behind the wheel.

Between January 2010 and March 2020:

44,000 drivers have received two tickets for distracted driving
12,000 have received three tickets
4,200 have received four tickets
65 drivers have received 10 tickets

“Distracted driving continues to be the number one cause of police-reported crashes in British Columbia. If your eyes aren’t on the road, and you are not fully focused on driving, you are distracted. Every second counts when you are behind the wheel, and being distracted for just a second could be the difference between life and death,” said Chief Constable Neil Dubord, Chair of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Committee.

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In the North Central region of the province, on average, 12 people are killed ever year in distracted driving-related crashes.

by Veronica Beltran

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BC RCMP and ICBC asking drivers to leave the phone alone as enforcement ramps up across BC

Between January 2010 and March 2020:

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