Drivers caught using smart phones or other distracting devices will earn demerit points and pay higher fines.
MLA Moe Amery’s bill to toughen distracted driving penalties passed easily Monday through the legislature.
Fines will soon jump to $250 dollars from $172, and come with three demerit points.
Alberta is the only province that did not issue demerit points for drivers ticketed for distracted driving.
Toughening the law has been on the government’s radar since 2013 when then Transportation Minister Ric McIver said the two-year-old legislation needed improvement.
