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Originally Posted by GFG4Life
And however you want to spin your stats, or your percentages, (for either argument) 45 fewer crash deaths in the 1 year the new laws have been in effect, certainly is a positive thing. Can't argue with that.
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Check out this article
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...s-decline.html According to them,
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Fatalities caused by drinking drivers declined by 24.4 per cent, while those seriously hurt dropped by 14.5 per cent.
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This is over the period between 2007 and 2010.I have had trouble finding the stats, but in 2008 it looks like there were 100 deaths due to drunk driving. So assuming that the 24.4 percent was linear the average number of deaths from 2007 to 2009 was 100 and in 2010 it was 89. This is 11 fewer deaths over three years without a law. It would be interesting to dig up all the stats and compare Alberta to B.C. over the same time period. Also comparing things like the increased enforcement and advertising that went along with the new law in B.C.