New law lets Ontario seize cars of repeat drunk drivers
20.08.2008 15:03
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- Source: cbc.ca
The Ontario government is now seizing cars owned or driven by repeat drunk drivers under the province's amended civil forfeiture law, the first program of its kind in Canada. "This new law is a message to drunk drivers: Stop your irresponsible behaviour or you could lose your wheels," Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley said in a release Monday. Bentley was in South Porcupine, near Timmins, where he gave one of three seized vehicles to the Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving and Action Sudbury so they can raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving. Under the amended law, which was passed last February, the government can sell or give away a car owned or driven by a driver involved in two or more drinking and driving offences within the past 10 years. "This new law is very important in fighting impaired driving," said Anne Leonard, executive director of the Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving. Drinking is a factor in about a quarter of all fatal crashes in Ontario with twice as many people killed in drinking and driving related crashes in the summer, compared to winter, the release said. Of 3,226 people killed in motor vehicle crashes in Canada in 2005, Mothers Against Drunk Driving estimated that 1,210 of these fatalities involved impaired driving. That same year, about 71,413 of 380,668 people injured in vehicles were hurt in impaired driving crashes, the group estimated. Consumer HeadlinesFord Escape, Mitsubishi Outlander top SUV crash testsFour small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.Maple Leaf expands meat recall, closes Toronto plantMaple Leaf Foods is expanding a recall of its packaged meats and temporarily closing a Toronto plant that prepares the products. Parents give more reliable assessment of children's activity than kids: StatsCanParents seem to give a more accurate assessment of their children's activity levels than the children themselves, according to a Statistics Canada study released Wednesday.London, Ont., to ban bottled water on city premises despite beverage industry protestsCity councillors in London, Ont., have voted to ban the sale of bottled water on city premises despite protests from the beverage industry. Nike changes its ads after Chinese hurdler pulls out of raceNike quickly changed its advertising campaign around Chinese athlete Liu Xiang after he pulled out of the 110-metre hurdles in Beijing on Monday and disappointed millions of fans expecting him to defend his Olympic title on home territory. Consumer Life FeaturesIN DEPTHEnvironmentHealth Canada to evaluate pigments, solventsTECHNOLOGY'Make' it yourselfMagazine foments DIY revolutionSAFETYRecalls and AdvisoriesYOUR VOICEFound your calling?Tell us why your job is a dream job!BLOGFood BytesIn praise of old kitchen gadgetsBLOGComm-OdditiesBillionaire breaks real-estate record with $793M bidPeople who read this also read …
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