VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – If your phone is simply charging in the cup holder of your car, do you deserve a ticket and $368 fine for distracted driving?
That’s the question being raised by man who says his mom, in her 70s, was handed her first ever citation in over 50 years of driving in B.C.
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In the post, Kramer tagged outspoken Vancouver lawyer Kyla Lee, who has defended many drivers accused of distracted driving.
“Police ticket for having the phone charging. It’s ridiculous as it is not the distraction the government wishes to prohibit,” she responds.
“You’d think that would be a situation where the police would use discretion to educate rather than issue a ticket. Totally unnecessary. I’m sure if they told her she needed a mount she would have just gotten one.”
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