Examples include using a cell phone, using your vehicle’s touch screen dashboard, eating or drinking, grooming, interacting with pets or adjusting the radio.
Government is upping the fines and penalties for distracted driving in this province. The maximum fine for driving without due care and attention is $1,300, while the maximum penalties for driving without due care and attention causing bodily harm or death is imprisonment for up to two years, suspension of a driver’s licence for five years and a $26,000 fine. Motorists must be completely attentive behind the wheel. The smallest distraction can have deadly consequences. Examples include using a cell phone, using your vehicle’s touch screen dashboard, eating or drinking, grooming, interacting with pets or adjusting the radio.
RNC looking for information on a bonfire at Lady Slipper Road last Friday night; one female was injured
Two west coast college students are off to a national competition to show off their trades and technology skills
Violence prevention grants are now available through government
Corner Brook council approves two more change orders for the Marina Redmond Centre
NL celebrates Early Childhood Educators Week with 1,400 ECE's working in this province
