The Saint John Police Force (SJPF) will conduct its Distracted Driving Campaign between March 13 to 19.
The campaign will focus on the enforcement and educating the public about the dangers associated with distracted driving.
This is the first campaign that the force will run in 2022.
Across Canada and New Brunswick, there are already distractive driving laws already in place.
“In terms of the law, you cannot make or take telephone calls, unless it is hands-free or a single touch, you cannot text while driving, you can look at a GPS screen, but you cannot program it, or handle it, and in terms of display screens if it’s built into your vehicle it’s ok, otherwise it shouldn’t be in your view,” said SJPF Staff Sergeant, Sean Rocca.
During the interview, Rocca shared some distracted driving statistics.
“Most recent statistics from 2016 from the Transport Canada National Collision Database show that distracted driving contributed to an estimated 21 per cent of fatal collisions and 27 per cent of serious injury collisions.”
Rocca added drivers convicted of distracted driving will be fined double the minimum amount of $172.50.
Driver can also lose five points from their license.
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