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Seizing drivers’ phones rejected
STEP ON THE GAS
By Tom Fletcher Black Press
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Cariboo
100 MILE REALTY
Cariboo
Talking and texting behind the wheel continues to be a major road safety problem, but Attorney General Shirley Bond has rejected raising fines or taking away mobile phones to deal with the problem. The tough new measures were suggested last week by Victoria Police Chief Jamie Graham, after an enforcement blitz by British Columbia police forces resulted in about 6,000 tickets being issued in February. Graham, chair of the B.C. Association of Police Chiefs’ traffic safety committee, suggested police should also have the authority to seize a phone for 24 hours for a first offence, and for several days for repeat offences. Graham also referred to $350 fines available for other traffic safety violations. The current fine for mobile phone use while driving is $167. “I’m certainly not considering the seizure of cell phones,” Bond said recently. “I am concerned, though, that we continue to see distracted driving in the province.” Bond added taking away cell phones would create privacy problems, and she is also not convinced increasing fines would have the desired effect. “It’s not unlike seat belts. It took a long time for people in our province to make that a normal habit.” B.C. imposed new Motor Vehicle Act regulations against using handheld mobile devices in January 2010. The rules allow phones to be used with a headset and a single-button function to make calls.
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Cruising the neighbourhood in their wagon on March 27 was a fine spring outing for brothers, Adam, left, and Noah Salaymeh, with muscle power provided by their dad, Basem Salaymeh. More and more people are heading outdoors with the warm, sunny weather experienced lately.
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