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Canadian Apple Watch user busted for Watch-ing while driving

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<p>If you live in a jurisdiction that has distracted-driving laws, you might want to think twice before you attend to your smartwatch while driving. According to CTV News (http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/pincourt-man-fined-120-for-using-apple-watch-while-driving-1.2394293), police in Quebec ticketed a man for using his Apple Watch while behind the wheel.</p><p>Police slapped Jeffrey Macesin with a $120 (Canadian) fine after they caught him controlling his music using his Watch. Macesin tells CTV that he didn’t realize fiddling with his smartwatch was illegal under Quebec’s distracted-driving laws.</p><p>CTV notes that under Quebec laws, smartwatches fall somewhere between permitted Bluetooth-based hands-free devices and “handheld device that [include] a telephone function,” which are explicitly banned behind the wheel in Quebec. For his part, CTV reports, Macesin will challenge the ticket and “is considering hiring a lawyer to represent him in the case.”</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2929075/canadian-apple-watch-user-busted-for-watch-ing-while-driving.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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