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Distracted Driving
BC residents want steeper fines for distracted drivers: poll
The majority of BC drivers say they've seen someone talking on a cell phone or…
RCMP crack down on Kelowna drivers using cellphones
Officers in Kelowna were busy earlier this week handing out tickets for distracted driving, specifically…
Kamloops cop with baby carrier sneakily nabs drivers using cell phones
Calling it Operation E-Baby, a Kamloops RCMP officer dressed in plainclothes with a baby doll…
RCMP using undercover vehicles to spot distracted Kelowna drivers
KELOWNA – RCMP in the Central Okanagan are using some creative new ways to catch…
Province, ICBC, police getting creative in curbing distracted driving
If you are someone who likes to used handheld devices while driving, two pilot programs…
There’s distracted driving and then there’s this guy
VANCOUVER – A driver in Vancouver has gone to great lengths to enjoy his devices…
Soup, cereal and cell phones: Distracted driving in the North Okanagan
VERNON – From bowls of soup to rear-view mirror make-up applications, Cpl. Mark Taylor has…
Kelowna driver receives her sixth ticket for distracted driving
KELOWNA – In just an hour and a half, Kelowna RCMP caught 25 drivers either…
MCDONALD: Time to send the Knox Mountain Hill Climb to the scrapyard
OPINION Last weekend’s sudden weather reprieve gave the organizers of the 60th Knox Mountain Hill…
Kelowna drivers pay the price for not hanging up
KELOWNA – Calling it Operation Hang Up, police in Kelowna handed out over 100 tickets…
RCMP target distracted driving in Lake Country
KELOWNA – Police officers handed out almost 100 traffic tickets during a seven hour distracted…
RCMP concerned Central Okanagan not getting the distracted driving message
KELOWNA – Police in the Central Okanagan handed out $368 tickets to more than 80…
Bigger fines for distracted drivers in B.C. start this week
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Distracted drivers across B.C. will be getting heavier fines and receive more penalty…
RCMP rolls out new distracted driving tool
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – This long weekend RCMP across the province will be watching you, and from…
Still a long way to go to reach goal of zero vehicle fatalities in B.C.
MUNICIPAL LIMIT OF 30 KM/H RECOMMENDED THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Speed, impairment and distracted driving are being…
Distracted driver runs red light, hits city bus in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A Penticton woman, police suspect was distracted while driving, ran a red light…
VIDEO: Kelowna officer being investigated for exchange with driver, passenger
KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP will investigate one of its own members after the officer stopped…
Who cares about distracted driving on B.C. roads and highways?
BRITISH COLUMBIA - If you have an opinion on the distracted driving laws — and we’re sure you do — you will now have a chance to share them with the B.C. government. The province is considering raising penalties for distracted driving but will first hold a four-week public consultation through a new website and social media...
Vernon RCMP use creative tactic to send message about distracted driving
VERNON - Police in Vernon tested drivers with an unusual distracted driving campaign Monday afternoon involving a cardboard sign that read: ‘I am not homeless.’ If you kept reading, you’d see the sign went on to say, ‘RCMPolice looking for seatbelt/cell phones.’ RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says in a media release the sign was part...
‘Two full open cans of beer (dropped) at the officer’s feet’
HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING TO DRINK SINCE LAST NIGHT, OFFICER LUMBY - It was more a question of what laws a Lumby man wasn't breaking when he was pulled over on Victoria Day. A cop parked at the Lumby RCMP detachment noticed him drive by without a seat belt on and using his cell phone on...