Here in the states authorities are cracking down on cell phone use while driving for the general public. In Canada cell phone use is being looked at from the viewpoint of a workplace safety issue for those who drive for an employer.
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The union doesn’t take issue with some sort of discipline being handed to drivers who use hand-held devices. “There’s no excuse for it,” said Houlahan, emphasizing that a “very small percentage” of CMBC’s 3,600 drivers were “slow to get with the program.” But the punishment must be reasonable, he argues. “The purpose of discipline isn’t to hit someone over the head with a two-by-four, but to correct the aberrant behavior.”
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