Greater Sudbury Police Service’s Traffic Management Unit checked 377 vehicles Friday night to ensure sober driving, during which they laid a handful of changes.
This includes two people driving while impaired by a blood alcohol level greater than .08 per cent and two drivers measuring within the provincial warn range suspensions . Friday night’s RIDE program was sponsored by Action Sudbury , which has served the city for more than 35 years by helping ensure safer roads for all.
“Impaired driving is never an option,” city police said in a statement issued to social media. “Plan ahead; have a designated driver, call a cab, use public transit or plan to stay the night.” Instances of impaired driving jumped earlier this year, with drug-related impairment – namely, opioids – spiking.
There’s an exemption in the Highway Traffic Act that allows people to use their phones to dial 911 while driving in emergency situations, and Greater Sudbury Police Service Chief Paul Pedersen affirmed last year that suspected cases of impaired driving are, in fact, emergencies.
Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)