Some Provincial Plans to Crack Down on Distracted Driving Go Too Far: Lawyer

Some Provincial Plans to Crack Down on Distracted Driving Go Too Far: Lawyer
A woman uses an iPad while behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped in traffic at a red light in downtown Vancouver on Oct. 20, 2014. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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WINNIPEG—A group that represents defence lawyers says some proposed laws aimed at cracking down on drivers distracted by hand-held electronic devices go too far.

Manitoba and Ontario are two provinces planning to let police temporarily suspend the licences of drivers caught using hand-held cellphones and other equipment. The suspension would last three days for a first offence and seven days for a second one.