MY PROPOSED BILL
A citizen or visitor to Canada will be subject to confiscation of their car keys when they are in a business establishment that is licensed to sell alcohol. Drivers will be tested for alcohol level prior to departure, and if found to exceed legal limits, will be required to use alternative transportation.
Many Canadians and visitors go out at night or even during the day, and will consume alcoholic beverages. As the time flies by drinking in the bar, a person may believe they are capable of driving themselves and their friends’ home. If a person is intoxicated beyond the legal limit, the drive home may become a real challenge. Drivers under the influence report the lines on the road start to blur and become fuzzy and in extreme cases the driver may end up spinning off uncontrollably into a ditch after hitting an oncoming vehicle. After sobering up, the driver may find out the consequences of their driving under the influence. They may find that in the accident both the driver and passenger of the other car died and both of the driver’s passengers have died, and that the driver is the sole survivor of the crash. Unfortunately, this scenario or one like it becomes reality for too many Americans and Canadians. In 2013 alone 10,076 deaths across …show more content…
Having personally been witness to the negative effects of drinking and driving, I feel strongly about addressing this important social issue. Drinking and driving (even once) can negatively impact the driver and everyone else around them for the rest of their lives. In 2013 alone, 1,149 children ages 0-14 died in car accidents. Of those deaths, 17% involved an impaired driver. One of those children could have developed the cure for cancer, or become the next Prime Minister, or successfully rid the world of hunger. That child will no longer be able to positively impact the world, all because of one person’s decision to drink and
A citizen or visitor to Canada will be subject to confiscation of their car keys when they are in a business establishment that is licensed to sell alcohol. Drivers will be tested for alcohol level prior to departure, and if found to exceed legal limits, will be required to use alternative transportation.
Many Canadians and visitors go out at night or even during the day, and will consume alcoholic beverages. As the time flies by drinking in the bar, a person may believe they are capable of driving themselves and their friends’ home. If a person is intoxicated beyond the legal limit, the drive home may become a real challenge. Drivers under the influence report the lines on the road start to blur and become fuzzy and in extreme cases the driver may end up spinning off uncontrollably into a ditch after hitting an oncoming vehicle. After sobering up, the driver may find out the consequences of their driving under the influence. They may find that in the accident both the driver and passenger of the other car died and both of the driver’s passengers have died, and that the driver is the sole survivor of the crash. Unfortunately, this scenario or one like it becomes reality for too many Americans and Canadians. In 2013 alone 10,076 deaths across …show more content…
Having personally been witness to the negative effects of drinking and driving, I feel strongly about addressing this important social issue. Drinking and driving (even once) can negatively impact the driver and everyone else around them for the rest of their lives. In 2013 alone, 1,149 children ages 0-14 died in car accidents. Of those deaths, 17% involved an impaired driver. One of those children could have developed the cure for cancer, or become the next Prime Minister, or successfully rid the world of hunger. That child will no longer be able to positively impact the world, all because of one person’s decision to drink and