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    In the last 6 years, 10 out of 13 provinces have reinforced the laws on Distracted Driving. Between 2002 and 2011 there has been a 39% increase in accidents due to inattentive and Distracted Driving. In September of 2011 Distracted Driving became a ticketable offence in Alberta, this last January offending drivers will now receive 3 demarets.

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    In the last 6 years, 10 out of 13 provinces have reinforced the laws on Distracted Driving. Between 2002 and 2011 there has been a 39% increase in accidents due to inattentive and Distracted Driving. In September of 2011 Distracted Driving became a ticketable offence in Alberta, this last January offending drivers will now receive 3 demarets.

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    WOULDYOURISKIT

    I'llcallyouwhenIgetthere.
    GoodafternoonMadamChairperson,Honorable
    Judges,LadiesandGentlemenandfellow4H
    members.
    TherearethreeleadingcausesofcarcrashesinNorth
    America,#3drunkdriving,#2speedingand#1
    distracteddriving,allthreeverypopularconcepts.
    Drivingundertheinfluenceisseenasanextremely
    dangerousthingandyetitisnumberthreeinthe
    previouslist.SowhatdoesthatsayaboutDistracted
    Driving.
    Iam15,mybirthdayisinNovember,Iamplanningon
    attemptingatmylicenseassoonasIamable.Likeso
    manypeoplebeforemeIameagertodrive.Butmy
    excitementisonlyfromlookingatthepositivesofdriving
    like,IcanleavethehousewithoutarideorIwon'thave
    totakethebusanymore,butthenegativesideisalot
    lessexciting.Iwillbeonemorecarontheroad,andthat
    meansthataccidentsarejustthatmoreprone.NowI
    knowthatmyfriendsoftheseniorgenerationliketo
    blameusyoungkidsforallofthesecarcrashes,which
    isnotentirelytrue.About5,560olderadultswerekilled
    indistracteddrivingrelatedaccidentsin2012,and
    average3000teensdieannuallyfromtextingand
    driving.Idon'tknowifit'sjustmebutthatnumberisway
    tohigh.Sothatleadsmetothisquestion,canwe
    successfullypreventdistracteddriving.

    Inthelast6years,10outof13provinceshave
    reinforcedthelawsondistracteddriving,Albertahasa
    fineof$287and3demarets,Ontariohasafineof
    $1000and3demaretandPEIwithupto$1200infines
    and5demarets.PersonallyIwouldbeafraidtoowna
    phoneinPEI.Allprovinceshaveafineofatleast$150
    and3demarets,withthenotableexceptionofNunavut
    witha$0fineand0demarets.Provincialgovernments
    arejuststartingtorecognisedistracteddriving,notthat
    itwasn'taproblembefore,butbetween2002and2011
    therehasbeena39%increaseinaccidentsdueto
    inattentiveanddistracteddriving.InSeptemberof2011
    distracteddrivingbecameaticketableoffencein
    Alberta,thislastJanuaryoffendingdriverswillnow
    receive3demarets.Soisthisallworking,isabigfine
    scaringpeopleintokeepingtheireyesontheroadone
    articleinanOttawanewspapersaysthattheselaws
    maycausemorecarcrashes,becauseifpeoplehaveto
    hidetheirphonesthentheyareevenmoredistracted
    thantheywouldbeifthecouldtextorcallfreely.Ithas
    beenlessthan2monthssincethelawhasbeen
    enhancedinAlbertasoitistoosoontoseehow
    effectiveitis,but3demaretsisalotespeciallyforone
    textmessage.
    ChrisUrmsonisthedirectoroftheselfdrivingcar
    projectatgoogle,hereleasedastatementsaying,My
    oldestsonis11,thatmeansinfourandahalfyearshe
    isgoingtobeabletogethislicence,myteamandIare
    dedicatedtomakingsurethatwon'thappen.Humans,in
    allthethingsthatwecandowehaveourfaults,

    debatablythemostsubstantialofwhichisourslow
    reactiontime,incomparisontothespeedoftheworld
    aroundus.Theaveragetimeittakesustoreactto
    somethingisaquarterofaseconds,ifyouaredriving
    downaroadat80km/hthatmeansinaquarterofa
    secondyouaretraveling5metersitdoesn'tmatterhow
    fastyoustopyoumightnothavetheroom.Theideaofa
    selfdrivingcaristoeliminatethechanceofhuman
    error,faultydrivingandyesdistracteddriving.Youcan
    sitbackinyoulittlecarpunchinwhereyouwanttogo
    andtakeanapifyouwant.Thesejetsonlikecarsare
    designedtoseewhatyoucannot,reacthowyoucan
    not,andtomakedrivingsafer.
    Evenstillthiswon'tbeavailableforatleastafewmore
    yearsandeventhenitmaybetooexpensiveformost,
    sowhatcanwedonowhowcanwepreventdistracted
    drivingnow.Therearealotoftechnological
    advancementsdesignedfortocorrecthumanerror,for
    thelastfewyearsmostofthemajorautomotive
    companieshavedesignedbluetoothcallandtexting
    systemsthatarehandsfreeandtheyconnectyoucell
    phonetoyourvehicle,thereisalsosystemsthattellyou
    ifavehicleisinyourblindspotandofcourseautomatic
    brakesandcruisecontrol.Alltechnologicalvictoriesthat
    havesavedlivesandbumpers,butasthedriverswhat
    canwedocanwestoptextinganddrivingorwaituntil
    westopsomewheretomakethatquickphonecall,it's
    uptoyou.

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