{"id":19029,"date":"2020-07-20T12:08:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T16:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/?p=67266"},"modified":"2020-07-20T12:08:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T16:08:11","slug":"700-drivers-reminded-that-distracted-driving-is-still-against-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/07\/20\/700-drivers-reminded-that-distracted-driving-is-still-against-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"700 drivers reminded that distracted driving is still against the law"},"content":{"rendered":"

June Spotlight results show strong enforcement: Drivers advised to keep their #HeadsUp and #JustDrive<\/h3>\n

Regina, SK (July 17, 2020) \u2013 We get it. The past few months have been \u2026 eventful<\/em>. We\u2019ve all had a lot on our minds. Still, that\u2019s no excuse to drive distracted (or drive impaired, or not wear a seatbelt, or break speed limits).<\/p>\n

Distracted driving was the focus of the June Traffic Safety Spotlight, and police across Saskatchewan issued tickets to 700 distracted drivers. That includes 605 drivers cited for using a cellphone while driving, and another 95 issued tickets for driving without due care and attention.<\/p>\n

Distracted driving is a leading contributor to collisions and people getting hurt and killed on Saskatchewan roads. There are many potential distractions for drivers (e.g. this<\/a>, this<\/a>, this<\/a>, and this<\/a>) but since most distracted driving tickets result from cellphone use<\/a>, leaving your phone alone greatly increases your chances of not getting a ticket and will make you a much safer driver.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a video that shows five things you can do with your phone before<\/em> driving<\/a> that will help you avoid one of those very stiff distracted driving tickets:<\/p>\n

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Tickets for distracted driving are no joke. They start at $580 for a first offence and increase to $1,400 and $2,100 for each subsequent ticket within a year. Every ticket will earn the driver four demerit points and repeat offences also result in the driver\u2019s vehicle being impounded for seven days. (Registered owners pay for towing and impound costs.)<\/p>\n

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Big numbers for the rest of the \u201cBig Four\u201d<\/h4>\n

Other unsafe driving practices also kept police busy last month, but should also serve as a reminder that traffic safety enforcement is as strong as it has ever been in Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

For the month of June, police reported these big numbers for the rest of the \u201cBig Four\u201d:<\/p>\n