Toronto has taken distracted driving to a brand new degree.

Within the final week, two totally different individuals have been caught taking Zoom calls whereas driving the town’s streets.

On Wednesday, Sergeant Clint Stibbe nabbed a distracted driver on the Gardiner Expressway, the place the velocity restrict is 100 km/h.

Stibbe initially pulled the driving force over for having his cellphone in his hand, however when he approached the automotive, he observed the driving force was collaborating in an eight-person Zoom name.

The motive force faces a $615 high-quality, the lack of three demerit factors, and a three-day licence suspension.

“Folks appear to suppose being linked to work is extra essential than highway security,” Stibbe informed Each day Hive. “That’s merely not the case.”

Final week, Stibbe mentioned a fellow officer pulled a driver over on Yonge Road who was not solely on an energetic Zoom name however was additionally on their laptop computer, too. There was additionally a toddler within the automotive.

“We’re seeing an increasing number of of this with individuals working from house,” Stibbe mentioned.

“However the actuality is, in case you’re not actively engaged in the way you’re working a two-tonne car, you’re going to kill any person.”