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After a year in the making, Ontario’s ban on gadget use while driving goes into effect today, and includes texting, e-mailing, or otherwise being distracted by handhelds while behind the wheel. For the next three months, the Canadian province will undergo an “education period”, where I presume perps will get let off with a warning, but as of February 1, 2010 (around the same time as B.C.’s law), tickets will be issued for fines up to $500. Many states in the U.S. have passed similar laws, with a potential nationwide ban in the works, and both carriers and manufacturers are throwing in their support. These legal requirements will likely generate a lot of new revenue in handsfree accessories and applications, let alone the obvious benefits of safer roads overall. At theis rate, it’s only a matter of time before no matter where you drive, it’ll be illgal to phone-fiddle on the road.
[via Ministry of Transportation]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
