Date:Wednesday, March 16,2011
Distribution: All Media
Legislative Changes Needed To Address Driving While On A Mobile Phone
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 The Bermuda Police Service is awaiting amendments to the Traffic Offences Procedure Act & the Traffic Offences (Penalties) Act from the legislature to enable officers to ticket offences relating to driving while using a mobile phone. As such, there are administrative challenges enforcing the new legislation as widely as we would like. However, drivers can be ticketed for driving without due care and attention and officers are ticketing people for that offence if observed.
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All incidents are under investigation. Police are appealing to members of the public who have witnessed these incidents or may have information pertaining to them to contact their respective Police Station, Police Headquarters at 295-0011 or the confidential Crimestoppers Hotline on 1 (800) 623-8477.
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