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Distracted Driving

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...

The surprising place Vernon cops discovered a high number of traffic violations

VERNON - Police didn’t have to go far to catch and ticket a dozen drivers for not wearing seat belts. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says officers noticed numerous driving infractions right in front of the police station on 30 Street recently and decided to do something about it. “So they did a little road check...

HELSTON: A test for distracted driving

My thumbs play hopscotch on the keyboard, darting from letter to space bar, and as they root around for the exclamation point, I fail to notice a dog bounding onto the road. My focus rears up from the text message but it’s too late. Good thing it’s just an obstacle course and the golden retriever...

Cops launch campaign to catch drivers using cellphones

KAMLOOPS – A crackdown on drivers using their cell phones is underway in Kamloops with 37 tickets handed out on Monday. The enforcement campaign saw officers set up at three locations in the city to watch for distracted drivers. Not all the officers were wearing uniforms. Some plainclothes RCMP members were helping to spot people....

Taxi hits young boy on bike and no one pays attention

PENTICTON - On Saturday afternoon, a young woman witnessed a collision between a taxi and a young cyclist. She was the only one who reported the incident to RCMP even though there were numerous people around the area. Cory Nelmes, 23, called 911 after she saw a yellow Penticton taxi, turning right, hit a boy...