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Error: PDF version 1.6 -- xpdf supports version 1.5 (continuing anyway) www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 4, 2006 - 7 Flynn wants to hang up the phone on novice drivers that requires Oakville MPP your full attenKevin Flynn tion," said Flynn. wants novice driv"I think it's parers prohibited ticularly imporfrom using cell tant to ensure phones while our newest drivdriving on highers, those in the ways. graduated To that end, licensing proFlynn introduced a Private Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn gram are paying full attention to Member's Bill in the Ontario Legislature last the road." According to the week. Automobile It's officially called the Canadian Highway Traffic Amend- Association (CAA), distractment Act (Use of Portable ed driving results in acciEquipment by Novice dents costing not only millions of dollars in property Drivers), 2006. "I am moving forward damage annually, but sadly with this Private Member's can result in injury and even Bill, because I think we can death. The CAA co-hosted the send an important message that driving is an activity first ever conference on distracted driving in Toronto, in October of last year. The most recent research produced in April 2006, by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that distractions, including cell phone use, are a contributing factor in eight out of every 10 policereported traffic crashes, or an estimated four million crashes per year. "Technology is changing, with more and more portable devices including cell phones being used, it makes sense to me to limit their use while highway driving, especially among new drivers who are already facing a steep learning curve," said Flynn. 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