A Metro Vancouver driver is facing over $700 in fines after receiving two separate distracted driving tickets within seven minutes of one another.
The 22-year-old male driving a Dodge Journey was first cited at 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, for using an electronic device while driving. He was nabbed again for the same offence just a few kilometres away at 12:27 p.m.
The combined fines total $736, plus an eight-point penalty on his licence. Thatâs enough to add $520 to the manâs annual ICBC insurance bill.
It will also qualify him for the Driver Risk Premium applied to anyone caught driving distracted twice in a three-year period. Altogether, the reckless behaviour will likely cost $1,996 on top of regular insurance premiums.
, accounting for nearly 78 deaths on B.C. roads annually.
Distracted driver ticketed twice in 7 minutes. Thatâs $736 and 8 points.
â NWPD Traffic (@NWPDtraffic)