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Do Motorists Now Face $999 Fines and 3-Year Suspensions for Using Cellphones While Driving?
A number of recent laws have focused on preventing distracted driving, but the penalties vary from location to location.
Image courtesy of Andrey_Popov / ShutterstockMotorists will be fined $999 and have their licenses suspended for three years if they are caught using, or even holding, cellphones while driving.
A viral message on Facebook claimed that motorists caught using (or even holding) their cell phones while driving would be fined $999 and face 3-year license suspensions due to a new law implemented at the start of 2019:
This message was lacking some important details, such as where this law was supposedly implemented.
Although a number of states and countries have started cracking down on distracted driving through the passage of related laws, they do not all specify the same punitive measures for violations of those laws.
This Facebook post appears to be referencing the new distracted driving laws implemented in Ontario, Canada, at th
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