Double trouble: mid-island driver caught not wearing seat belt while using cell phone
NANAIMO — Extensive media coverage of a month-long enforcement campaign was apparently not enough to stop one mid-island driver from flagrantly flouting the rules of the road.
RCMP Traffic Services Cpl. Mike Halskov said a man was busted using his cell phone and not wearing a seat belt at the same time during a blitz in Parksville on March 18. The poor choice cost the man $535 in fines, plus four points on his licence.
“Many times when individuals are committing one offence, they will also be committing a second or more,” Halskov said.
He said 25 other tickets were issued during Monday’s blitz in the Parksville-Qualicum area alone, including a pair of $598 fines for two people driving without insurance.