OPP stepping up crackdown on distracted drivers
Posted May 11, 2011 2:08 pm.
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TORONTO, Ont. – The OPP are stepping up in their crackdown on distracted drivers.
Police will begin the first of four one-week enforcement campaigns target the problem starting on Monday.
The OPP said the four main causes of deaths and injuries are aggressive driving, failure to use a seatbelt, driving while impaired and now, distracted driving.
They explained that distracted driving comes in many forms, from using a cell phone, to eating and drinking, to searching for something in the car or even adjusting the radio.