2021-01-28, 08:55:38
From Blackburn News:
"Saugeen Shores Police are planning a traffic safety blitz starting Friday, January 29th targeting distracted driving. They are looking for drivers using hand held devices like a phone, gaming console, or GPS, or drivers using their vehicles display screens for something unrelated to driving like watching a movie. The fines for a first conviction range from $615 to $1,000, three demerit points and a three-day suspension. The fines for a second conviction are up to $2,000, six demerit points, and a seven-day suspension. Get convicted a third time and you could pay up to $3,000 dollars and lose your license for 30-days. The blitz will run until February 12th."
Suggestion: if you haven't already, print Ontario Regulation 366/09 & put it in your glovebox along with a copy of your ham licence. Section 13 is our exemption. You still might get a ticket but it should get thrown out in court.
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/090366
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Dave, VE3WI
"Saugeen Shores Police are planning a traffic safety blitz starting Friday, January 29th targeting distracted driving. They are looking for drivers using hand held devices like a phone, gaming console, or GPS, or drivers using their vehicles display screens for something unrelated to driving like watching a movie. The fines for a first conviction range from $615 to $1,000, three demerit points and a three-day suspension. The fines for a second conviction are up to $2,000, six demerit points, and a seven-day suspension. Get convicted a third time and you could pay up to $3,000 dollars and lose your license for 30-days. The blitz will run until February 12th."
Suggestion: if you haven't already, print Ontario Regulation 366/09 & put it in your glovebox along with a copy of your ham licence. Section 13 is our exemption. You still might get a ticket but it should get thrown out in court.
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/090366
73
Dave, VE3WI