Alberta RCMP spent the long weekend of May 15 to 18 focused on speeding, distracted and impaired driving. During that period, RCMP issued more than 1,700 speeding tickets and more than 50 distracted driving tickets. […]
Although the Victoria Day long weekend marks the start of road trip season for many, the RCMP is reminding Albertans this year is different.
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by Morinville News Staff Morinville RCMP and Town of Morinville Enforcement services traffic safety focus for the month of February […]
If you’ve spent any time on Facebook this year, you have seen an endless stream of posts telling you distracted driving rules are changing Feb. 1, 2020. As of that date, you will not be able to eat or drink a coffee while driving lest you face huge fines and driving suspensions. […]
Alberta RCMP conducted enforcement initiatives focused on distracted driving across the province throughout the Heritage Day long weekend.
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Almost a week into distracted driving awareness month, RCMP are urging Albertans not to get caught up in the feeling that we should be multitasking every moment of the day, particular when behind the wheel. […]
RCMP, Sheriffs and Peace Officers will be looking for those drivers that are looking at their phones this month. […]
A week into Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the government is once again urging Albertans to stop texting behind the wheel.
The province offered research that indicates between 20 and 30 per cent of all collisions are due to distracted driving. The government also says distracted drivers are three times more likely to be involved in a collision than attentive drivers. […]
Wednesday kicked off Distracted Driving Month in Alberta, an action defined as “any activity, event or object that diverts the driver’s attention away from the road.” […]
In conjunction with the Alberta Traffic Safety Action Plan the Morinville RCMP and its law enforcement partners will be focusing […]
Local RCMP will have their eyes open for those drivers whose eyes are anywhere but on the road. Each month law enforcement throughout the province focus on a different aspect of traffic safety, and February’s focus is on distracted drivers. […]
by Morinville News Staff Looking at your crotch could get you in trouble with the RCMP this month, at least […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Local RCMP will have their eyes open for those drivers whose eyes are anywhere but on the road. Each month law enforcement throughout the province focus on an different aspect of traffic safety and February has been designated as distracted driving month under the Alberta Traffic Safety Plan… […]
Twenty years ago when the phone rang it was generally for something important, a customer wanting to place an order, a colleague requiring detailed information on some joint work or your mom giving you the latest scoop on aunt Sadie’s recent gall bladder operation. If someone dared to call with the mundane or trivial garbage we now routinely accept we’d all have said, ‘I’m sorry, but I cannot talk now. I’m working.’… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Edmonton – It’s hands on the wheel and eyes on the road Sept. 1, the day Alberta’s new distracted driving law comes into full effect. Under the new law, drivers are prohibited from talking, texting, e-mailing or web surfing on a hand held cell phone while driving. Other prohibited activities under the law include using hand-held radio communication and other electronic devices, reading, writing or engaging in personal grooming while behind the wheel… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Edmonton – The province gave third reading to what it believes is Canada’s most comprehensive distracted driving legislation Wednesday. Bill 16, the Traffic Safety (Distracted Driving) Amendment Act, 2010, was introduced in April of this year and restricts the use of hand-held cell phones … […]
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