Young drivers share innovative ideas to combat distracted driving at road safety event [Video]

With distracted driving posing a serious threat to the safety of both motorists and pedestrians, young drivers are sharing their ideas on how to reduce road collisions and fatalities related to it.

CTV News spoke with participants at the annual Ford Driving Skills for Life event Saturday outside the WFCU Centre.

The program provides participants — many of whom have recently acquired their driver’s licence — with hands-on experience in hazard recognition, vehicle handling and avoiding distractions or impairment.

Sierra Coulter, 16, has been a licensed driver for three months. She said she’d like to see newer cars equipped with locks on the centre console where people could secure their mobile devices.

“You put your phone in and it only unlocks when the car is fully stopped and parked,” she said.

When asked how often she notices her friends driving while distracted, Coulter said it’s “pretty frequent.”

“I feel like …