Alberta passes .05% law that was just declared unconstitutional in BC
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To the best of my knowledge they are just following the new laws in B.C. In setting 0.05, B.C. is in no way interfering with the Fed. law of 0.08.
Besides the roadside suspension what is the criminal charge that is laid? Are there fines?
Can you get a speeding ticket without due process and based on professional opinion? They don't need to clock you to give you a speeding ticket, seize your vehicle or arrest you for dangerous driving.
They can write you all the tickets they want and you get due process. The fines/points are not applied until after you have a chance for a day in court. As far as I know they can only tow or impound a vehicle if there is a problem with the insurance, registration or your license.
Well not exactly. At least in Ontario, they can seize your vehicle for stunt driving.
I'm not confused. People that spout statistics about the alcohol and accidents are confused. In the same vein, speed is cited as a factor in many (if not most) accidents. Given that 80 - 90% of drivers drive above the posted speed limit, that really isn't a surprising stat.
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Speed is the big bogeyman simply because it is a cash generator. It's easy to write tickets and of course, the insurance companies throw fuel on the fire by trotting out stats. And why wouldn't they? With more tickets written, it gives them an excuse to bump up premiums. I have yet to find a place where radar and photo radar have led to fewer accidents. All they really have accomplished has been to create a speed tax for municipalities, enrich the insurance companies and to give some folks the warm and fuzzies because they actually believe they are making the roads safer.
Don't quote me but I don't think you can be convicted of a Fed. law without due process. With the provincial law I think you can still demand due process but probably in most cases (except where you've had NOTHING to drink) it might not be in your best interest as if you are found guilty the judge can throw the book at you, who knows that the maximum is? Maybe 6 months in Jail for a D.U.I.
Noooooope! On the spot seizure, summary conviction charges and released only if the Crown figures you're not a threat. You can be held in custody until your day in court.
BULLSH*T Deaths occur at every level of the spectrum from 0.00 to 0.50.
Check out the difference in damage and mayhem between an accident at 80 Kmh and 100 kmh. The figures will startle you. :lol:
Are you a little dopey this morning? Your head still in the fog? I'll try explaining it to you in simple English. Impaired driving IS THE CRIME, B.A.C. is the "yardstick".