B.C. tests app to block use of mobile devices while driving

The B.C. government will test a new app that can block drivers from using their mobile phones while driving, ICBC announced Tuesday.
For the pilot program, set to launch in January, 200 volunteer ICBC customers will use phone apps paired with telematics that block the use of a handheld device when the technology senses that the vehicle is moving.
Telematic technology involves fitting a vehicle with a small device that communicates with an app installed on the driver’s cellphone.
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