Ontario became the latest Canadian province to ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving.

Ontario’s new distracted driving law, 十月份开始生效 26, 2009, prohibits drivers from using any hand-held wireless communication or any electronic entertainment devices. Texting and e-mailing while driving are prohibited, but using a hands-free device is still allowed.

在 2003, Newfoundland and Labrador banned the use of cell phones while driving, 制定该法律的第一个省在加拿大.

魁北克 和 新斯科舍省 have also prohibited driver cell phone use.

其他几个省份, 包括 不列颠哥伦比亚省, 马尼托巴, 艾伯塔, 和 萨斯喀彻温省, are now enacting or considering similar bans.

摄影： Mike “Dakinewavamon” Kline (Flickrçš„)