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Originally Posted by MarchHare
My GoogleFu is completely failing at trying to find the exact number of alcohol-impairment related deaths by year in BC. If anyone has better luck than me, please post the stats.
I did; however, find this link that shows that overall traffic fatalities (including drunk driving deaths) in BC declined at a rate of 25% from 2003 to 2009:
http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailyn...tml?id=1320484
The article states that the decline was attributed to two factors: 110 new traffic enforcement officers, and a more concerted effort to ensure people wear seatbelts. |
I'm going to conclude that drunk driving laws have absolutely no impact and should be completely abolished, and that all drivers and passengers should be required to wear racing grade 3 point harness seatbelts. Clearly it is the seatbelts and seatbelts alone that have reduced deaths.