The Manitoba government has introduced legislation that will see an automatic three-day licence suspension for distracted drivers. MPI says distracted driving accidents in the province went from 2,415 in 2011 to 11,086 in 2016. And we want to be very clear that as a government, we take distracted driving as serious as drinking and driving," said Schuler. RCMP issued 1,100 distracted driving tickets in 2016, up from 700 the year before, said an RCMP spokesperson. Proposed: $300-$600 fine; three-day automatic suspension for first offence, seven-day suspension for second offence, 30-day suspension for subsequent offences.

Source: CBC News March 16, 2018 19:05 UTC