Alberta's new distracted driving legislation will come into effect September 1,

[Mr. Analog]

The amount of bitching about this law is insane

That's because, in theory, we already have road safety laws that supposedly handle unsafe driving. To me though it's exactly the same kind of bitching that happened when safety belts were made mandatory. It will take decades for it to sink in...

Now, I don't know about Alberta but in Toronto if you get nailed driving without a seatbelt there is a fine AND 2 demerit points are taken off, in that case the cop has to notice you driving without a seatbelt (just as they would have to notice you using a phone).

:shrug:

[Darren Dirt]

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^ likely getting a lot of orders from Albertans...

[Thorin]

As funny as those cases are, it's still easy to see you're holding your hand up to your face, and I'm sure from an angle it's pretty obvious you're holding a phone.

More likely people are buying bluetooth headsets.

There are also people who are purposefully flaunting the law, calling radio stations and announcing proudly that they're driving and talking on their handheld mobile (as opposed to using an ear piece or hands-free).

[Darren Dirt]

There are also people who are purposefully flaunting the law, calling radio stations and announcing proudly that they're driving and talking on their handheld mobile (as opposed to using an ear piece or hands-free).

Sure, rich people -- since they aren't exactly gonna get a smile and a nod from Officer Friendly.