Source Feed: City of Ottawa News Releases
Author: City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias
Publication Date: June 9, 2025 - 09:00
Don’t wreck it all with one text or call
June 9, 2025
That text is not as important as everything around you on the road.
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Sending that text might be fast but collisions happen even faster and can be life-altering or life-ending for you or other road users. In Ottawa between 2019 and 2023, 61 per cent of fatal and major injury collisions involved high-risk driving behaviour, which includes distracted driving. Every text can wait.
Here are some strategies to avoid the temptation to use your phone or smartwatch:
- Plan your trip ahead so you don’t need to check for directions enroute
- Set your device to ‘Do not disturb’ while you’re driving
- If you have to check your device or respond, pull over somewhere safe, well off the road
- If you have a passenger, give them control of your device
- Our website has tips on how to avoid dangerous driving distractions.
- The Ottawa Police Service’s Leave The Phone Alone webpage has a wealth of information on distraction-free driving, including for young people who are not yet licensed drivers, and a nation-wide campaign to ‘Take the Pledge’.
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