Today the laws for distracted driving have become stricter.
Distracted driving fines have been tripled to 672 dollars.
Other consequences for using an electronic device includes losing five points on your license instead of two and a three-day license suspension for a first offence and seven-day suspension for a second offence.
Lots of new vehicles have large touchscreens, Tara Seel, Media Relations Officer with the RCMP in Manitoba, advises that when using those screens you should be parked somewhere safe.
So far this year 67 people have died in this RCMP jurisdiction, distracted driving is the biggest reason.
Manitoba RCMP deals with around 300 incidents a year of distracted driving.
You can go to Manitoba Public Insurance's website for more information.
