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Originally Posted by valo403
Perhaps not unfairly accused, but no due process is afforded. You don't get to have your day in court. You're guilty on the spot and that's that. That should never be acceptable.
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You do realize what you are "guilty" of don't you? This is a provincial traffic offence, not a criminal offence.
Currently, as some have mentioned, a 24hr Suspension can be issued for suspicion of impaired driving or blowing a "warn" on a roadside screening device. Suspicion is the cops own observations and even an admission of drinking.
The spirit of the legislation is to prevent those that may be considering one more drink before getting behind the wheel or from defeating the 80mg% criminal offence. Fact of the matter is, impaired driving accidents, property damage, injuries, fatalities, etc, dont magically start to happen at 80mg%.
I don't think the proposed legislation is much different.