07-07-2012, 05:23 PM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by T@T
Apsolutely correct, but if you know you'll blow over it's a great option, your ticket will be "failure to blow". Which you'll have a far higher rate of dismissal in court.
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Wrong, refusing to blow is the worst thing you can do.
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07-09-2012, 08:36 AM
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#662
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The C-spot
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Originally Posted by flameswin
Wrong, refusing to blow is the worst thing you can do.
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Just to pile on, from someone who's worked on some DUI files, one of the "rules" for maximizing your chance to avoid conviction is always, always blow. As mentioned there's a million things that can go wrong with breathalyzers, and especially with the process because they have to adhere strictly to Charter rules on collecting evidence. With refusal to blow there's much much less to go on as a defence lawyer.
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07-09-2012, 04:52 PM
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#663
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Originally Posted by flameswin
Wrong, refusing to blow is the worst thing you can do.
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Sage advice for the ladies. AMIRITE?
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08-24-2012, 12:45 PM
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#664
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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social drinkers not the target of new drunk driving laws, says minister
stiffer penalties in alberta go into effect sept. 1
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solicitor general and justice minister jonathon denis believes the new penalties should not affect regular people.
“my message is that if you haven’t been getting in trouble before, you are not going to get in trouble now,” he said. “we are not changing the threshold, just the actual penalties.”
as part of bill 26, first time offenders who blow more than 0.05 will have their vehicle seized for three days and their licence for one week. The penalties increase with each offence after that.
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denis himself went and tested to see how much it takes to get to 0.05.
last november at the calgary police service traffic office, he downed four beers in 45 minutes and ended up blowing more than 0.08.
“i would submit that is not social drinking, that’s pretty hardcore university-style drinking,” denis said. “even when i dipped down below 0.05, there is no way i would be driving.
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Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 08-24-2012 at 12:48 PM.
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08-24-2012, 01:09 PM
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#665
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flameswin
Wrong, refusing to blow is the worst thing you can do.
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Is that what you told her? 
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08-24-2012, 07:36 PM
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#666
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jul 2012
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She might want to avoid those stiffer penalties
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08-24-2012, 09:02 PM
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#667
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Lifetime Suspension
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They have had this law in Manitoba for years. I blew 0.07 once, and I was given a 48 hour driving suspension in 1998. Luckily, my friend was sober enough to take the wheel, and drive me home.
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08-24-2012, 09:04 PM
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#668
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by Jets4Life
They have had this law in Manitoba for years. I blew 0.07 once, and I was given a 48 hour driving suspension in 1998. Luckily, my friend was sober enough to take the wheel, and drive me home.
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If they've had the same thing in Manitoba for years, then why was your friend allowed to drive your car home?
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08-25-2012, 11:24 AM
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#669
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Lifetime Suspension
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Why do they impound your vehicle for 3 days if you blow over .05? It's not like you need that long to sober up.
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