We all know that using a phone or a smart phone while driving is an offense. But is using a Smart Watch is also an offense ?
Jeffery said, "that his phone was on charging in his bag, and the auxiliary cable was connected to the music player through which he was able to listen to his favorite songs, and he was just changing the song from his smart watch connected to his smart phone and his hand was on the steering."
A man named Jeffery Macesin in Canada who wasn't aware that using a Smart Watch is also an offense while driving, was fined 120 Canadian dollars and given four dermit points in Quebec for his smart watch while driving. The man was using an Apple Smart Watch.
Jeffery from the Pincourt said he was shocked when he was fined because he wasn't aware that he was breaking the law. Jeffery further said that he thought he was permitted to watch his smart watch while driving, as long as he was not tapping on his smart phone while driving.
While travelling towards Vaudreuil, I noticed that a cop car was behind me and it didn't give any lights, but then they turned it on. I thought that they just wanted to get ahead, and I got confused. But when I allowed them to pass by, they just pulled me over and slapped me with the fine under a section of the Quebec Highway Safety Code (QHSC) that says," No person may, while driving a road vehicle can use a hand held device that includes a telephone connection," said Jeffery Macesin.
Jeffery further argued that while driving technically he was not holding his phone. Lawyer Avi Levy, who specialises in fighting cases which involve traffic violations, said that, "I knew that this was just a question "of time before we get a case like this, but this definitely won't be the last question."
He further said that he was not convinced that the Apple watch itself is a phone, but its a Bluetooth device that communicates on behalf of the phone, and it is established in the law that you are allowed to use Bluetooth devices and it is doesn't constitute an infraction.
Jeffery is raising his ticket and is thinking of hiring a lawyer to represent him in this case.
Jeffery further argued that while driving technically he was not holding his phone. Lawyer Avi Levy, who specialises in fighting cases which involve traffic violations, said that, "I knew that this was just a question "of time before we get a case like this, but this definitely won't be the last question."
He further said that he was not convinced that the Apple watch itself is a phone, but its a Bluetooth device that communicates on behalf of the phone, and it is established in the law that you are allowed to use Bluetooth devices and it is doesn't constitute an infraction.
Jeffery is raising his ticket and is thinking of hiring a lawyer to represent him in this case.
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