No Hand-Held Devices In Ontario Cars

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @10:01PM from the hands-where-i-can-see-'em dept.

NIK282000 writes "To cut down on accidents caused by drivers who aren't paying attention, in Ontario it is now a ticketable offense to text, email, or navigate with your GPS while driving. But it seems to me that they have thrown the baby out with the bathwater, because it is now also a $500 fine to change your radio station, change songs on your MP3 player, or even drink your morning coffee. It can also be enforced to the point where changing the climate controls on your dash can get you fined because it requires you to take your hands off the wheel. Though this was a good idea, it seems to have been taken a little too far."

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Re:They've taken a leaf out of the UK's book by oldspewey · 2009-10-28 01:46 · Score: 0, Redundant

Yeah, the summary definitely goes for sensationalism at the expense of facts.

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Re:They've taken a leaf out of the UK's book by imakemusic · 2009-10-28 03:53 · Score: 0, Redundant

Wouldn't that count as a "hand held electronic device" and therefore be prohibited by this new legislation?

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