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Smithers Traffic Services to conduct distracted driving campaign in March

Smithers Traffic Services will be cracking down on distracted driving and seatbelt wearing for the month of March.

This is a part of BC RCMP’s campaign to enforce and inform drivers about distracted driving.

According to Staff Sergeant Terry Gillespie. Smithers Traffic Services have issued distracted driving violations this week.

Gillespie told Vista Radio what some of the consequences are for distracted driving offences.

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“Assuming each offence occurs within a 12 month period, the first offence is $368 plus a four penalty point premium of $175 so, a total cost of $543, second ticket within one year would go up to a total of $888,” he said.

Gillespie also added a third offense within one year would cost the driver $1628 ,a fourth offense within one year would cost $2848 and a fifth ticket within the year would cost $4128.

He also said based on his own experience it is not just one age group.

“It can be any age group, any demographic, I know of violation tickets that have been issued to people of all age groups,” Gillespie said.

Gillespie is reminding drivers to leave the phone alone and police are highly encouraging drivers who have newer smartphones that disable itself while in a vehicle to turn on that mode.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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