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78% of polled Canadians want to see distracted driving tech solution: Aviva Canada
September 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterNearly four in five polled Canadians (78%) in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Alberta said they want to see a technology solution that would stop distracted driving by disabling texting and other functions while the driver is behind the wheel,…
Ontario to introduce new offence for careless driving causing death or bodily harm
September 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterOntario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has released further details on its planned road safety legislation this fall, including the creation of a new offence for careless driving causing death or bodily harm. The province’s Minister of Transportation, Steven Del Duca,…
Inattentive drivers causing more collisions than impaired and speeding drivers combined: OPP
August 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterInattentive driving is linked to more collisions on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-patrolled roads so far this year than speeding and alcohol/drug-related collisions combined, the police service reported on Tuesday. Since Jan. 1, 2017, driver distraction has been reported as the primary cause in 6,360 road collisions, the OPP said in a press release. By comparison, speed was the primary cause in 4,700 crashes, while 1,158 of incidents involved a driver who consumed alcohol or drugs.
As well, a total of 47 people have died to…
Bill proposing increase in careless driving fines to be tabled soon in Ontario
March 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA bill proposing a minimum $2,000 fine, under Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, for careless driving causing death or bodily harm, will be re-introduced in the legislature, a Hamilton-area MPP said Thursday. Bill 213, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic…
Liberal wants new offence of careless driving causing death or bodily harm
June 10, 2016 Keith Leslie - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – A Liberal politician whose husband was killed while riding his bicycle wants to change Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act so drivers who injure or kill someone in an accident will face the real possibility of going to jail. Police…