Windsor police are warning about the dangers of texting while at a red light.
It follows a poll by CAA which found one-third of Canadians admit to texting while stopped at a red light in the last month which is still against the law.
Windsor Police Staff Sergeant Dave Kigar says it happens a lot.
"I see it all the time and I see that people are justifying it they are sitting at a stopped light, they are on their phone, their head is down and I'm in the car next to them and I'm watching their head go up and go down and go up and go down," says Staff Sergeant Kigar.
"You are still operating a vehicle and you still have to be responsible for it," says Kigar. "I can see an obvious concern might be people who have their foot on the brake and their head is down and their foot slightly comes off the brake and you start rolling forward and you hit a pedestrian that is crossing the street at a cross walk."
Evidence has found that your mind could still be distracted and not on the task of driving for up to 27 seconds after interacting with your phone.
Kigar says the best thing to do is to put the phone away so there is no temptation.
The fine for distracted driving is $490.