Tricks and Tips to avoid distracted driving

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

This article was published first at TELUS Blog.

When we are behind the wheel of a vehicle, we need to put all our focus and attention on the task ahead. Not only are drivers in charge of the lives and property in their vehicles, they are responsible for ensuring the safety of those around them.

Driving is a challenging enough task when you consider poor road conditions, inclement weather and the various things that can go wrong with our vehicles or nearby cars. While we can’t control too many of these conditions, we can control how much attention we give to driving and paying attention to road conditions.

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OPP pleading with drivers to take action, or else

Distracted driving has been identified as a causal factor in almost 5,000 collisions on OPP-patrolled roads and highways so far this year. We see this multiple times every day, people just can't get off their phones!

 This is why from September 12 to 18, the OPP is following through on Week #3 of its 2011 distracted driving campaign "Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other". "Our goal is to give out as few tickets as possible", says Deputy Commissioner Larry Beechey, Provincial Commander of Traffic Safety and Operational Support. "Our goal is to increase compliance with the existing legislation and one of the ways we do that is increasing the risk of being caught." 

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Motoring: New campaign targets celfone dangers

Ottawa, Ontario – A national campaign to warn drivers of the dangers of using cell phones and other devices while driving has been launched by the Canadian Global Road Safety Committee. The committee is made up of injury prevention and road safety professionals.

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Motoring: Allstate study finds 75 per cent of Canadians drive while distracted

Textting, taking or making calls, fiddling with the radio, eating, putting on makeup-these are just some of the many distractions that can turn a commute into an accident. A poll conducted by Allstate Canada reveals some surprising information about the way we drive.

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