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Originally Posted by Rhettzky
So it was a bit of a shock to see that there was actually more charges laid this year than in the last two.
Here is a breakdown of the past three years...
Refusing a breathalyzer:
December 2007 - 12 charges
December 2006 - 10 charges
December 2005 - 9 charges
Drivers Charged:
December 2007 - 59
December 2006 - 50
December 2005 - 51
Licenses Suspended for 24 hours:
December 2007 - 155 licenses
December 2006 - 140 licenses
December 2005 - 80 licenses
Total Drivers Taken off the road (Charged + 24hr Suspension):
December 2007 - 214
December 2006 - 190
December 2005 - 131
http://www.gov.calgary.ab.ca/citybea...171056_14021_0 |
It's very unfortunate that it doesn't list how many drivers were tested / interviewed. For all we know, it could have been 131/200, 190/400, 214/600 (ie: percentages of those tested going down).
It is very unfortunate that people still aren't getting the message though. Drinking and driving is not an acceptable behavior. There are always options - just have to think about it and act on it.