Don't Drink And Drive

Alcohol is involved in nearly half of all traffic fatalities and impaired driving is one of the leading cause of death in Canada. This is a sad and scary stat. Grande Prairie has one of the worst record in the province for D.U.I.s ( Driving Under The Influence ). Impaired driving affects so many people, those innocent victims, and the family of anyone involved.
Impaired driving refers to the operation of a car or other motor vehicle such as a snowmobile or boat when the driver's ability to operate the motor vehicle is impaired by alcohol or drugs. A person can be convicted of the criminal offence of impaired driving when there is proof beyond a reasonable doubt of the person's impairment.
There are many organizations making people aware of this problem across Canada.
SADD ( Students Against Drunk Driving )
MADD ( Mothers Against Drunk Driving )
Our school two years ago lost a student to some one who was impaired, he was in grade 11 at the time it happened. There is a picture of him hanging in the hallway to remind us of that sad day.
There is some good news in Canada that I have found. The rate of impaired driving charges have dropped in Canada over the past 30 years by 65%. The highest recorded total in Canada was in 1981, since then there have been fewer people charged.
I learnt a lot by researching and doing this blog.
Check out the laws in Alberta about impaired driving in the site I’ve shown below.
Share some of your views on this subject.


http://www.calgarycriminallawyer.com/ImpairedDriving.html