Less talking, more driving. Should B.C. motorists be banned from using cell phones while driving.
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Updated: Wed Jun. 24 2009 18:51:28 ctvbc.ca B.C. considering cell phone ban for drivers
British Columbia may become the seventh province in Canada to restrict the use of cell phones while driving. Solicitor General Kash Heed saw the harm of using cell phones on the road when he worked as a police officer. "I'll have a lot more to say in the next couple weeks with respect to the process were going to utilize," he said. Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba have all introduced measures to limit cell phone use already. The last time B.C. considered jumping onboard, former Solicitor General John Les rejected the notion that cell phones cause accidents. "We have not been able to uncover evidence that has led to decrease in crashes, it's extremely inconclusive evidence coming out of those experiences," he said. But the evidence on the road is littered with crashes and deaths linked to cell phone use. Everyone from BC police chiefs to the provinces doctors say there should be a total ban on cell phone use. Trace Acres of the B.C. Automobile Association says that young drivers should be banned from cell phone use on the road first. "That's a very high risk group of drivers, and we know that it's a fast growing market for the use of electronics mobile electronic communications devices," he said.
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