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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 873851" data-attributes="member: 23950">Alberta enacts toughest distracted driving law in North AmericaThe Alberta version of a distracted driver law may come long after provinces like Ontario, but it&#039;s probably the toughest in Canada and perhaps North America.The law, Bill 16, comes into effect tomorrow (Sept. 1) and sets out a $172 fine for texting or talking on a mobile device while driving to programming GPS devices or watching DVDs - all the usual suspects.It sounds reasonable at the outset and the government defends it. After all, there&#039; s no demerit points unlike Saskatchewan where a conviction will cost you four.The law also bans eating, teeth brushing, shaving, hair combing, writing, sketching or applying makeup - all activities one would consider a distraction. But reading email in parking lots or calling home while parked in a drive-through would still constitute distracted driving in Alberta, and would even apply to bike couriers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="klein, post: 873851, member: 23950"] [SIZE=5]Alberta enacts toughest distracted driving law in North America[/SIZE] The Alberta version of a distracted driver law may come long after provinces like Ontario, but it's probably the toughest in Canada and perhaps North America.The law, [COLOR=#005790]Bill 16[/COLOR], comes into effect tomorrow (Sept. 1) and sets out a $172 fine for texting or talking on a mobile device while driving to programming GPS devices or watching DVDs - all the usual suspects. It sounds reasonable at the outset and the government defends it. After all, there' s no demerit points unlike Saskatchewan where a conviction will cost you four. The law also bans eating, teeth brushing, shaving, hair combing, writing, sketching or applying makeup - all activities one would consider a distraction. But reading email in parking lots or calling home while parked in a drive-through would still constitute distracted driving in Alberta, and would even apply to bike couriers. [/QUOTE]

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