*For immediate release:*

https://www.rac.ca/ontario-has-grant...o-exemption-fo
r-amateurs/

Distracted driving regulations continue to be an area of interest for many
Canadian Radio Amateurs. These regulations are made and enforced by
provincial governments and can vary considerably from province to province
and over time.

In Ontario, RAC Directors Allan Boyd, VE3AJB (Ontario North/East) and Phil
McBride, VA3QR (Ontario South) have been working hard on this issue.

We are pleased to announce that effective February 14, 2020, the Ontario
Ministry of Transportation has “made permanent the exemption under
Ontario
Regulation 366/09 (Display Screens and Hand-Held Devices) of the *Highway
Traffic Act* for hand-held two-way radios for commercial drivers and
Amateur Radio operators.”

The official publication of the amendment to the regulations is available
at the following links.

*English:*

https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r20018

*French:*

https://www.ontario.ca/fr/lois/reglement/r20018


*Alan GriffinRAC MarCom Director*



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