A recent driving law enforcement blitz in Vancouver has uncovered some startling realities regarding distracted drivers in the city.
According to a post on X from the VPD Traffic Section, enforcement officers had a hard time keeping up with all the drivers who were on their phones.
The post revealed that police handed out 20 violation tickets, worth $368 each, in a span of just two hours. The VPD post also revealed some insights about what you can and can’t do involving a Tesla. Lots of people also had things to say about the blitz.
According to the post from the VPD Traffic Section, a Vancouver police officer was standing in plain sight in a bright high-visibility jacket on Granville and West 16th Avenue, a busy traffic area near many popular restaurants and shops.
“FaceTime and videos were common,” the post stated.
The @VancouverPD member standing unhidden in a bright high-vis jacket is enforcing Distracted Driving laws at Granville and W16th… difficult to keep up with all drivers on their phones! 20 VTs at $368 each in less than 2 hours. FaceTime and videos were common. #DriveSafe… pic.twitter.com/G9UvjomyIE
— VPD Traffic Section (@VPDTrafficUnit) November 29, 2025
In the responses to the post, someone asked if you could stare at your phone if your Tesla is self-driving.
In response, the VPD Traffic Section referred the X follower to the B.C. government website about self-driving vehicles.
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is a “supervised” system and not a true self-driving one and it requires the driver to be actively engaged and prepared to intervene at any moment.
— VPD Traffic Section (@VPDTrafficUnit) November 29, 2025
Earlier this year, some other Vancouver drivers were caught red-handed by VPD bicycle officers, including one man who had one hand on his phone, one hand on a smoothie bowl from Body Energy Club, and no hands on his steering wheel.
ICBC says that you’re 3.6 times more likely to crash if you’re using a phone. It adds that every ticket includes a $368 fine plus four driver penalty points. If you have four or more points on your driving record at the end of a 12-month period, you have to pay a DPP premium and might also have to pay a driver risk premium if you get more than one distracted driving ticket in a three-year period.