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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The problem isn't the degree of punishment after the fact, which is already severe enough that no sensible person is going to risk it. The problem is that the likelihood of getting caught is so low. Most drunk driving collisions causing fatalities involve hardcore boozers, many of them alcoholics. The deterrence of jail time doesn't work on those people. The only thing that will stop them is catching them drunk, taking away their license, and getting them off the road. But you can drive years on end in this city without hitting a check stop. I haven't hit one in 15 years.
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Wow, really?? I guess I was living in the Edmonton/St. Albert area too long, I've been through a tonne of em.
I remember about 3-4 years ago when I was still there, driving to the girl's parents place for Sunday dinner, and the St. Albert RCMP had one set up on the way at like 6pm on a freakin Sunday. They're all biz up there.