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Ban On Hand-Held Devices Starts In October
September 30, 2009 10:45 AM
McGuinty Government Making Ontario's Roads Safer
Ontario's ban on hand-held devices while driving will take effect on October 26, 2009.
The new law will make it illegal for drivers to talk, text, type, dial or email using hand-held cell phones and other hand-held communications and entertainment devices.
Following a three-month period that begins October 26, where the focus will be on educating drivers, police will start issuing tickets on February 1, 2010.
Studies show that a driver using a cell phone is four times more likely to be in a crash than a driver focused on the road. Other studies show that dialing and texting carries the highest degree of risk of all cell phone-related activities.
Police, paramedics and firefighters will continue to be allowed to use hand-held devices when performing their duties. All drivers may use hand-held devices to call 9-1-1.
Courtesy: http://www.news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2009/09/ban-on-hand-held-devices-starts-in-october.html
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