Ten seconds was enough to uphold a $275 fine given to a Kelowna visitor last year.
In, Brenton Klause was travelling from Victoria to Saskatchewan when he found himself on Highway 97 near Richter Street and seemingly 香蕉视频直播榣ost香蕉视频直播� on April 19, 2018.
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RCMP Const. Bevan noted in his testimony that he would agree that Klause was not using the phone to communicate, but testified that the phone was being held in hand above the car香蕉视频直播檚 centre console.
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In the court documents from Sept. 18, Klause took the ticket to traffic court where he attempted to appeal the fine by referring to the Motor Vehicle Act香蕉视频直播檚 definition of 香蕉视频直播渦se.香蕉视频直播�
Judicial Justice Brian Burgess upheld Klause香蕉视频直播檚 guilt of the ticket, stating that a phone being used for navigation cannot be held in hand, even for the briefest of moments.
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Burgess concluded that the Crown proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt and Klause was stuck with the $275 fine.
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