The province is expected to table on Tuesday the long-awaited legislation that would ban hand-held cell phones while driving in Ontario.
This move would follow a precedent set in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Quebec, but reports say the Ontario bill takes it a step further.
In May, Premier Dalton McGuinty asked Transportation Minister Jim Bradley to start looking into a ban on all handheld devices like Blackberries, and MP3 players.
Hands-free units would be allowed.
CP24's traffic and safety specialist Cam Woolley says the devices all have one thing in common, which is taking the attention away from the real focus -- the road.
The Ontario Safety League has been pushing for this kind of legislation for a while now. But group president Brian Patterson says he isn't sure the ban would be enforced immediately after it's passed.
Patterson says he wants to make sure there is some leeway if you're calling in a suspected drunk driver. A third of impaired driving cases are reported through cell phones.
