Increase In Distracted Driving in Ontario: CAA Survey
Libby Znaimer is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak which is now part of the ZoomerMedia family, David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto,\xa0 Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village and a former Toronto City Councillor and mayoral candidate.\n\nIt's our first Tune into the Town panel since Olivia Chow became the declared winner of Toronto's mayoral by-election. What do our panelists think about this? And, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Chow on her victory. But he has ruled out major aid to Toronto which has an approximately $1.5M budget hole. He said that the provinces need to step up when it comes to supporting the cities that fall within their jurisdictions.\n----\nINCREASE IN DISTRACTED DRIVING IN ONTARIO\xa0\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by Teresa Di Felice, Assistant Vice President, Government and Community Relations for CAA South Central Ontario.\n\nToday: The CAA has released its survey showing that 44 per cent of drivers in Ontario admitted to being distracted at some point while driving--a 4 per cent increase from the year before. So, what does distracted driving mean? It could be the use of a mobile phone in your hand while operating a vehicle, watching a video and just about anything that takes away your full focus from the wheel and road ahead. Teresa weighs in on the latest.\n----\nA LOOKAHEAD TO SUMMERLICIOUS\n\nLibby Znaimer is now joined by\xa0Derek Valleau,\xa0Co-Owner of Pukka and Tony Elenis,\xa0President and CEO of The Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA).\n\nPukka will be one of the restaurants participating in Summerlicious this year. The event will run from July 7 to July 23rd.\n\nListen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!