The use of hand-held communication and entertainment devices, while driving, distracts drivers from driving safely. Legislation is in place which has created specific offences for this driving behaviour.
The Service will be launching the "That Text Or Call Could End It All" distracted-driving campaign, starting Monday, February 19, 2018 and concluding on Sunday, February 25, 2018. This one-week initiative will highlight the dangers associated with drivers who talk, text, type, dial or email using hand-held communication and entertainment devices. The goal of this campaign is to bring about an awareness of the dangers of distracted driving through education and enforcement.
Officers will focus their attention on those drivers who choose to drive while distracted. Distracted driving is any action that a driver engages in that takes their focus away from the safe operation of their vehicle, which includes, but is not limited to, the use of hand-held communication and entertainment devices. Distracted drivers are a safety risk to themselves and other road-users. The Service is committed to ensuring the safety of everyone using the roads in and around our city.
Since 2010, the year distracted-driving legislation came into force in Ontario, approximately 120,000 tickets have been issued for distracted-driving-related offences by the Toronto Police Service.
Based on 2016 collision data, there were 70,004 collisions reported to the Toronto Police Service. A total of 7,435 of those collisions involved at least one inattentive driver. Of the 7,435 collisions, eight were fatal collisions, in 2,642 there was some level of personal injury and 4,785 were property-damage-only collisions.
Improving road safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians is our goal. This initiative is part of the City of Toronto – Vision Zero Road Safety Plan.
Remember #RoadSafetyStartsWithYou
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
The Service will be launching the "That Text Or Call Could End It All" distracted-driving campaign, starting Monday, February 19, 2018 and concluding on Sunday, February 25, 2018. This one-week initiative will highlight the dangers associated with drivers who talk, text, type, dial or email using hand-held communication and entertainment devices. The goal of this campaign is to bring about an awareness of the dangers of distracted driving through education and enforcement.
Officers will focus their attention on those drivers who choose to drive while distracted. Distracted driving is any action that a driver engages in that takes their focus away from the safe operation of their vehicle, which includes, but is not limited to, the use of hand-held communication and entertainment devices. Distracted drivers are a safety risk to themselves and other road-users. The Service is committed to ensuring the safety of everyone using the roads in and around our city.
Since 2010, the year distracted-driving legislation came into force in Ontario, approximately 120,000 tickets have been issued for distracted-driving-related offences by the Toronto Police Service.
Based on 2016 collision data, there were 70,004 collisions reported to the Toronto Police Service. A total of 7,435 of those collisions involved at least one inattentive driver. Of the 7,435 collisions, eight were fatal collisions, in 2,642 there was some level of personal injury and 4,785 were property-damage-only collisions.
Improving road safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians is our goal. This initiative is part of the City of Toronto – Vision Zero Road Safety Plan.
Remember #RoadSafetyStartsWithYou
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.