Reinforcement of penalties for "driving while driving" from 1st day
In Hakodate, Hokkaido, police officers called attention to drivers on the streets before the penalties for driving while driving using a mobile phone etc. from December 1 were strengthened.
Although the Road Traffic Act has been partially revised since December 1, the number of violations of the act of calling on a mobile phone or viewing the screen of a smartphone while driving has tripled. , Will be raised to about three times.
In the case of a regular car, the penalty will change from 6000 yen to 18000 yen.
Also, if an accident occurs, you will be sentenced to imprisonment for up to 1 year, or a fine of up to 300,000 yen, and the number of violations will be 6 and your license will be suspended.
On the 29th, a police officer appeared on the street near the port of Hakodate and handed out a flyer to the driver to urge him not to “drive”.
According to the police, there were 56 personal accidents caused by “driving while driving” in Hokkaido last year, which has more than doubled over the past 10 years.
“The act of watching e-mails and making phone calls while driving is very dangerous and dangerous,” said the head of the Hokidate Nishi Police Station.