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Lakeshore Advance, 2012-02-08, Page 138 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Many drivers still flouting cell phone law C Paul Morden QMI Agency Not all Sarnia-Lambton drivers have taken the message to heart about the dangers of texting and driving, according to local police, It was a year ago an Ontario law against driving while texting or talking on handheld devices came into force, and a about 49,000 tickets have been issued provincewide. "We have been laying charges and continue to do that," said Sarnia Police Const. Bill Baines, The city police service hasn't calculated how many tickets it has issued for texting or talking while driv- ing, but the Ministry of Transportation says the total across Ontario in the last year works out to about 147 a day. "It's still an issue," Baines said, adding officers don't have to look very hard to spot a motorist driving with a cell phone in their hand. 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