When driving along provincial highways this summer, expect to see some signs about the dangers of distracted driving.

The Department of Transportation and Works is installing new signs along highways in 2020 to remind drivers of the dangers that come with driving while distracted.

Signs with a message that “Distracted Driving Kills” will be installed at various spots on highways with the highest traffic volumes and near entry points to the province.

Stats from the RCMP show that 24 people died in 18 vehicle collisions in areas policed by the RCMP in the province in 2019. Fifty per cent of those involved vehicles that crossed the centre line into the path of an oncoming vehicle—which points to distracted or impaired driving.

Distracted driving includes things like using a mobile device, texting, reading, programming a GPS, watching videos, eating and drinking, smoking or vaping, grooming, listening to loud music and talking to passengers.

Minister Steve Crocker says by installing these signs, they will be sending a constant reminder that everyone needs to pay attention to the road.

The new distracted driving signs will be installed when summer maintenance begins this spring.