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Canada Has Very Distracted Drivers According To CAA

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The Canadian Automobile Association has completed a survey to see how distracted drivers actually were, and it’s a lot.

Now that almost everything in a car is a touch screen, it’s become a lot easier for drivers to focus on that instead of the road.

Even if it’s just for a few seconds that could prove deadly.

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, if you’re driving 90/kmh and look away from the road for 5 seconds, that’s like driving the length of a football field with your eyes closed.

In the survey, 79 per cent of respondents said that they do something that distracts them from driving; like look at their phone, use the voice activated features in the car/on their phone or get caught up in the car’s own technologies.

Almost half of Canadians asked admitted that to setting their destination in their GPS while driving.

You can read all the distracted details about drivers from CAA here.

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OPP Launch Distracted Driving Campaign

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Provincial Police are running a Distracted Driving Campaign over the Labour Day long weekend.

So far this year, the deaths of 26 people in Ontario have been linked to inattentive drivers.

There were 55 inattentive-related fatalities in 2018.

Last year, 24 pedestrians were killed province-wide, with inattentive driving being the primary cause in seven of the deaths.

So far this year, there have been 21 pedestrian deaths, two of which were caused by motorists who were not focused on the road.

As of January 1st, new distracted driving penalties include a fine increase up to $1,000, three demerit points and a three-day licence suspension.