Your Rights Were Violated

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I fully appreciate the intent of this law. If I have been drinking and driving, have a hit and run, someone reports my vehicle and license plate. I sneak home and line up a bunch of empties on the table, so that when the police show up I can claim that I drank them all since I got home and was sober when I drove home. Police would be helpless to prove me wrong without a law of this sort.

As much as I despise government infringing any further into my private life, I am OK with this law, and really do not see a situation where it would be abused. It sounds really bad as presented, but can anyone suggest a better method of preventing the situation I described above? It obviously must be happening, or the law wouldn't have been necessary. When I was younger, it seemed that getting away with drinking and driving was a sport and a badge of honour, so I can certainly see a need for this.

Of course, I don't drink and never did drink and drive, so I am biased.

[farmaholic]

It seems like a step closer to zero tolerance...... then why not just take the giant step in that direction and get it over with?

[farmaholic]

AF5, 35 years ago, how many police sent drunk drivers on their way if they were stopped and said they were going home. The whole culture of drinking and driving has changed dramatically, rightly and justifiably so! I cringe when I remember our behavior. And yes I was caught! Just so thankful I never harmed anyone.

[jazz]

Nobody is endorsing drinking and driving but being able to compell you to provide blood or urine at a road stop, the police station or at your door is a step too far. This probably all has to do with detection of dope and its probably difficult to test for on a roadside stop.

What you forget to account for that as part of Trudeaus policies like this, he cracks down on the other side. A lot of his policies come with carrot and stick like that.

[malleefarmer]

re drug driving etc .

When BAC was lowered no real dramas.

But when drug driving saliva test came in all hell broke loose.

Three things tested dope ampfetamines presume thats ice?? etc and one other cant think what it is.

A recent blitz on a long weekend in city think was a even split of offences between grog and drugs.

Message aint getting through.

Guess mines building sites etc etc in canada are tested each morning all workers?

Zero blood tolerance in transport industry.

If it came to zero for every driver i would live with it.

Think studies show speed fatigue and drugs/booze in that order are killers in oz.

And sadly a fair % of accidents occur on country roads but not country drivers not exactly sure of stats but could be 60% country 40% city.

Speed limits all over the shop in cities here gotta have your wits about you you can go from 80 km outskirts to 60 to 50 to 40 in the space of about 3 kms in parts of our capital city and yep ive been done just keeping up with traffic snap camera.

Another time about 2 yrs ago a sunday in the country a "slow down for roadworkers ahead" so slowed 60kmh not a road workers in site speed limit was 25 kms cruised through at about 70 kms stuff me dead police down the road about a km with camera could have /should have lost my license being 40 kms over speed limit, was in me ute few dogs on the back had a yack with the copper he let me go but warned me.Think he liked me dogs lol

[Grahamp]

It is already being abused.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/vancouversun.com/news/local-news/nanaimo-woman-wins-legal-fight-over-police-allegations-of-drinking-and-driving/amp

What is so frustrating is they can crack down on drunk driving without these blatant violations. Double or Triple all the penalties for above .08 or .05.

[Jay-mo]

AF5, 35 years ago, how many police sent drunk drivers on their way if they were stopped and said they were going home. The whole culture of drinking and driving has changed dramatically, rightly and justifiably so! I cringe when I remember our behavior. And yes I was caught! Just so thankful I never harmed anyone.

I hope you're right in general but you obviously don't play "beer" league hockey or softball.

[farmaholic]

I hope you're right in general but you obviously don't play "beer" league hockey or softball.

The mindset has changed but there will still always be those who will risk it or have an alcohol/drug problem and just don't care. I guess if you have some and really pace yourself you may be within the legal limits and still be ok to drive, but in some cases be prepared to be grilled if your pulled over and law enforcement smells alcohol....I HOPE.

I still see beer cans/bottles in the ditches but I don't think as many.

My kids are alot smarter about drinking and driving than I ever was when I was young, mine just won't risk it.

[Herc]

Ban alcohol. It wouldn’t hurt my feelings as I don’t drink anymore.

But either way new laws that sound silly like this one are created because theres 0.0001% of people that abuse the current law. I don’t agree with the law in question but everyone is aware so best to abide by the rules.

[furrowtickler]

Why is weed not included in this ???????? Hmmmmm

[furrowtickler]

Sorry but vaping shit everywhere available to kids , drugs causing a massive crime wave and we are worried about someone having a beer after they get home ???
I agree 100% on the no drinking and driving .... but again by the liberals why only one side ??? Impaired is impaired ..... why is weed not on that little propaganda piece ???

[the big wheel]

Sorry but vaping shit everywhere available to kids , drugs causing a massive crime wave and we are worried about someone having a beer after they get home ???
I agree 100% on the no drinking and driving .... but again by the liberals why only one side ??? Impaired is impaired ..... why is weed not on that little propaganda piece ???

Ya vape right beside rhe candy bars to get kids hooked on the idea.

And yes stoned is stoned. Stoned crime gone up. People going back to the drug dealers because it’s cheaper buying illegally.