Victoria Police are reminding people to use better judgment after a driver was ticketed after checking a social media account while driving.
VicPD demonstrated their own social media savvy – presumably in an office, rather than a vehicle – by channeling Simon Cowell this morning on Twitter.
Tweet:
Want to surf social media or update your status? Don't do it while you're driving | https://t.co/10EVknw9l6 #yyj #yyjtraffic pic.twitter.com/DgYNCuDAo9
— Victoria Police (@vicpdcanada) January 17, 2018
According to a media release, Victoria officers were on routine patrol on Saturday night when they observed the glow of an electronic device while a driver was stopped at a red light.
The officers, who were driving a fully marked police car, stopped next to the vehicle of the offending motorist. One of the officers got out of the vehicle and tapped on the window.
The officer noticed that the driver was surfing a popular social media platform.
The driver was issued a ticket for using an electronic device while driving (his third in three years) and a no seatbelt ticket.
