www.insidehalton.com |OAKVILLE BEAVER |Thursday, June 8, 2017 |2 4 O p e n y o u r senses Police look at the challenges to what others have experienced. PLUM'S FOOD SHOP iS NOW OPEN! W e s e r v e f r e s h b r e a k f a s t & lu n c h e s d a ily T a k e - o u t o n ly u n til 2:00, M o n d a y - F r id a y W e offer full se rv ic e c o rp o ra te catering in policing distracted driving continued from p.23 He said officers are not legally allowed to ask for som eone' s cellphone in order to search it, even if they suspect a driver was using it prior to being stopped by an officer. A warrant is needed to search a phone. Snow did provide an example from his own policing of how an officer can still lay a charge against a motorist even if being able to prove distracted driving at the time was not likely to happen. He says he followed an erratic driver, weaving over lanes, in Halton Hills in September 2016. He followed the vehicle for several kilometres in his unmarked police car. W hen the vehicle stopped its female driver put her cellphone out the w indow and said she wasn' t using it while driving. She told him she was changing music channels. "I laid a charge for not driving in a marked lane," said Snow. The sergeant said it might become necessary for police to use different tools in order to catch distracted drivers. "Maybe w e need to use different types of vehicles that are higher off the ground or place officers on buses or at street corners" to get better vantage points, he said. Among the other charges laid by Halton police officers during Road Safety W eek were the following: · 14 people for driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in their system or for refusing to provide a breath sample, resulting in a criminal charge, a 90-day licence suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment · three people for being impaired by a drug, resulting in a criminal charge, a 90-day licence suspension and seven-day vehicle impoundment · 23 people for driving in the alcohol warning range based on a roadside breath testing, resulting in either a three-day, sevenday or 30-day roadside suspension, depending on the driver' s record · one person for driving in the drug warn range based on the Standard Field Sobriety Test, performed at the roadside, resulting in a three-day, seven-day or 30-day roadside suspension, depending on their driving record By contrast, 12 motorists were arrested and charged in late May 2016 with impaired driving related offences, including impaired by drug. If you see a vehicle being operated in a manner that places you or anyone in danger, Halton police suggest calling 911 (#makethecall911). 447 S p eers Rd, unit 9 · 9 0 5 -8 4 4 -7 1 1 0 w w w .p lu m c a t e r in g .c a Small business. Big dreams. Small Business Loans. · Loans from $5,000 to $300,000. · Rates starting at 7.99%. · Flexible payment schedules. · Free, no obligation quote within 24 hours. w w w .m o n e y m a rt.c a Cheque Cashing. · Tax deductible fees. · Any cheque, any amount - postdated, foreign, personal. · No holds, no hassles. Money Mart® Money Mart hasteamed upwith Thinking Capital who will act as the lender. Money Mart is not the lending party for these loans. This is not a Money Mart solicitation or offerto lendto our customers. This service or any specific product may not be available in all provinces. Fees charged on cheque cashing vary by cheque type and are subject to change without notice. MONEY MART® is a registered service mark of National Money Mart Company. ©2017 National Money Mart Company. All Rights Reserved. Now Open! O a k v ille 's only B ritish store T h e b ig g e s t & B E S T s e le c tio n o f all y o u r fa v o rite B ritis h p ro d u c ts a n d h a n d m a d e , a w a rd w in n in g b u tc h e ry & b a k e ry ite m s in s to re ! neStars i H ' HomeStars HomeStaj Extended hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10am -7pm Sunday 11am -6pm Like us on Facebook! Special offers & much more! facebook.com/britishgrocer1 ih Like Like S id e w a lk S a le !!! HomeStars REARl Seniors Day! 10 % d i s c o u n t EVERY M O N D A Y if you are over 60 ! Regular hours Monday to Saturday 10am- 5:30pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm · (905) 845 2748 259 Lakeshore Road East (Opposite the Church), Oakville, ON L6J 1H9 mybritishgrocer.com Burlingt PHO