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In response to "no but it will remove someone from a car before it happens -- nm" by zork

I would argue that current drunk driving laws are punitive enough in Canada, that this change would have marginal effects as a deterent.

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Mar 12 '10, 08:40

The people who drive drunk today - and I have made that mistake myself in the past - are going to do it whether they can be randomly pulled over or not.

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true, I hope they make the penalties much much much tougher as part of this (or even instead of in fact) -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 08:40

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I would argue that current drunk driving laws are punitive enough in Canada, that this change would have marginal effects as a deterent.

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