Distracted Driving Legislation Effective September 1, 2011
Drivers are restricted from:
- Using hand-held cell phones
- Texting or e-mailing
- Using electronic devices like laptop computers, video games, cameras, video entertainment displays and programming portable audio players (e.g., MP3 players)
- Entering information on GPS units
- Reading printed materials in the vehicle
- Writing, printing or sketching, and *Personal grooming
*This new legislation applies to all vehicles as defined by the Traffic Safety Act, including bicycles
*Applies to all roads in both urban and rural areas of the province
*The fine for this offence is $287 and 3 demerit points
**Go to http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/distracteddriving.htm for more information on Alberta’s distracted driving legislation**