A driver caught with two cell phones in her lap and another driver spotted operating a laptop behind the wheel were among hundreds of people ticketed by Burnaby RCMP during distracted driving awareness month in March.
In total, local Mounties handed out 500 tickets.
Within moments of setting up their first enforcement on Deer Lake Parkway at the beginning of March, police pulled over a vehicle for a broken headlight.
The female driver was found to have two cell phones in her lap but no licence or insurance, according to police.
She was issued three tickets totaling $1,250, and her car was impounded.
Later in the month, a male driver was handed a $368 ticket for using a laptop behind the wheel.
A number of drivers were also spotted driving with both earbuds in their ears, and RCMP is reminding drivers only one ear bud is allowed.
“Wearing two may diminish your awareness and can result in a $368 ticket for distracted driving,” stated an RCMP press release.
Burnaby RCMP is urging drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to stay alert on the roads, especially since road conditions are expected to stay wet over the coming days.
