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Distracted Driving
Number of distracted drivers in Vernon overwhelms police
VERNON – Police in the North Okanagan couldn’t keep up with the sheer volume of…
Kamloops RCMP crackdown on distracted driving
KAMLOOPS – Police handed out over 50 tickets to drivers using an electronic device while…
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…
Distracted drivers in Kamloops top the violation list during enforcement campaign
KAMLOOPS – It would appear Kamloops drivers are forgetting to put down their phones and…
Kamloops drivers apparently forgetting texting and driving is illegal
KAMLOOPS – Fines and enforcement for distracted driving have been going up across the province,…
Distracted Penticton driver escapes serious injury after hitting utility pole
PENTICTON – An early morning single vehicle collision in Penticton last week brought home the…
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...