Many B.C. drivers who have had their licences suspended for impaired driving are being penalized beyond the intention of the law due to a bureaucratic backlog, CBC News has learned. More than 5,000 B.C. drivers have been caught with blood alcohol levels above 0.08 since September, when the province implemented tougher new impaired driving laws. The […]
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Critics have complained that B.C.’s new drunk driving laws give cops too much power, but now police chiefs are calling for even more. B.C.’s chiefs want the freedom to pull over anyone, anywhere, at any time of day and ask them to take random breathalyzer tests. Currently, an officer requires cause to get a breath
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B.C.’s harsh new drunk driving laws give every police officer the power to take away driver’s licences, impound cars and impose fines – and some are worried they go too far. Suspected drunk drivers no longer have the right to argue their case in front of an impartial judge, giving police the sole responsibility to
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As B.C. prepares to bring in tough new penalties for impaired driving, CTV News takes a closer look at some of the drawbacks of the Breathalyzer test. Forensic scientist Nizar Shajani has one at home — he often serves in court as an expert witness on the device. “If it’s properly operated, things will be
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