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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…
SGI records more than 350 impaired driving offences in Saskatchewan in December
January 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) reported on Monday that there were 353 offences related to impaired driving in the province in December, compared to 308 in December 2015. “Too many people still made the poor decision to drive after drinking in…
Motorist convicted after fatal collision loses bid to exclude data from sensing diagnostic module
July 21, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterA motorist convicted under the Criminal Code of Canada, of two counts of dangerous driving causing death after a vehicle collision in Kamloops, British Columbia, has lost his fight to have data from a sensing diagnostic module excluded as evidence…
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…