Media Room – Honourable Kash Heed


October 21, 2009

New Law Cracks Down on Distracted Drivers

Solicitor General Kash Heed announces that starting January 1st, you may not talk, type, or dial on any hand-held cell phone or other portable electronic device while driving. Heed stressed the importance of drivers keeping their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road.  

Group Photo Making B.C. Roads Safer
L - R: Clayton Pecknold, Deputy Chief Central Saanich Police Department and Vice President BC Association Chiefs of Police; Nicholas Jimenez, Director of Road Safety, ICBC; Inspector Ted Smith, RCMP Island District Traffic Services and South Island Integrated Marine Unit; Jane Dyson, BC Coalition of Persons with Disabilities; Lindsay Olson, Vice President, Insurance Bureau of Canada for BC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; Serge Corbiel, Government Relations Manager, Insurance Bureau of Canada for BC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; Solicitor General Kash Heed; Dr. Brian Brodie, President, BC Medical Association; Trace Acres, Director, Corporate Communications and Government Relations, BC Automobile Association; Chief Ron Gaudet, Oak Bay Police Department

Solicitor General Kash Heed
Solicitor General Kash Heed

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