Different drivers, different cars, but all busted for the same thing.
Two police detachments in the Lower Mainland issued a handful of distracted driving tickets Wednesday, taking to social media to remind people to leave their phone alone when behind the wheel.
New Westminster police said they caught one driver using an electronic device while driving not once, but twice within seven minutes, leading to $736 in fines and eight penalty points on their driver’s licence.
Distracted driver ticketed twice in 7 minutes. That’s $736 and 8 points. #NewWest #vancity #leavethephonealone pic.twitter.com/n1gClVOxkE
— NWPD Traffic (@NWPDtraffic) March 14, 2018
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In White Rock, RCMP pulled over two drivers, believed to be texting side by side.
Distracted driving is a factor in one-quarter of all car crash deaths in B.C., and kills an average of 78 people each year, according to ICBC.
Some people don’t appear to be getting the point. ICBC said about 12,000 drivers received at least two distracted driving tickets over a three-year period.
What will it take to #leaveyourphonealone? We had two vehicles side by side texting….$368 each and 4 points!! #Eyesforwardbc #ICBC #whiterockrcmp pic.twitter.com/wxSjQy6arY
— White Rock RCMP (@WhiteRockRCMP) March 14, 2018
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