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Originally Posted by puckluck
Believe it or not the cop can give you a ticket for eating while driving. I'm trying to find a link for the traffic laws in Alberta and ill post it here. It doesn't specifically say no eating but it falls under a law that says you cant be distracted from the road.
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In SK it is called Driving without due care and attention. It is the catch all that would have covered cel phones, texting, shaving et al if the Police had felt the need to use it. I have had one for doing donuts in a parking lot and another for an accident in which I fell asleep at the wheel. I believe it is a mandatory court appearance, as both of mine were, and so that the fine reflects the degree of attention lacked in the situation. Court dates waste poilce officers time, so they don't want to run around giving these out all day long. Also cel phones were acceptable to the majority, so how do you give someone a ticket when it is common practice. If you were swerving all over the road, a case could be made, but the new law doesn't hinge on your performance behind the wheel.