Has anyone seen any stats about whether or not BC increased enforcement when the new laws were rolled out and how much their advertising increased during the roll out?
I would love to see what happens to B.C.'s stats after the rules have been in place for a year or two. In the end, if lowering the limits saves lives even indirectly then I am in favour of lowering the limit. With the caveat that I find the proposed method of bypassing the justice system to be a disturbing practice. I question the 30 day impounding that is being proposed. A company that I do business with had a new employee who was pulled over in B.C. driving a company truck (a hydro-vac truck I believe). The employee blew between 0.05 and 0.08 and now the truck is impounded with no way to get it out. The employee has been fired but the employer is without the use of his equipment for a month. That seems like you are punishing the employer more than the employee who committed the offense.
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