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.
Removal of grounded cargo ship in Lark Harbour will likely run into next year
Speed limit on Main Street in Pasadena is now 50 km/hr
NLSummer Games coming to Corner Brook and Stephenville looking for torchbearers
It's Municipal Awareness Week and there's lots on the go in Corner Brook
Mandatory registration coming for K-12 students to ride the school bus
