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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Criminology
  • Transportation Safety

Background:

  • Canada has seen minimal progress in reducing impaired driving since the late 1990s.
  • Current enforcement methods are insufficient to detect most impaired drivers, lowering the perceived risk of apprehension.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the feasibility and challenges of implementing random breath testing (RBT) in Canada.
  • To assess RBT's compatibility with Canada's legal and social framework, particularly the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Main Methods:

  • Review of Canada's impaired driving statistics and law enforcement challenges.
  • Analysis of RBT program impacts in comparable international jurisdictions.
  • Examination of RBT's constitutionality under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Main Results:

  • Comprehensive RBT programs in countries like Australia and Ireland have significantly reduced impaired driving incidents.
  • RBT is demonstrably compatible with existing Charter case law concerning traffic legislation and security measures.
  • Canada's current approach has failed to deter a significant portion of impaired drivers.

Conclusions:

  • Random breath testing is a minimally intrusive, cost-effective, and accepted method for combating impaired driving.
  • RBT implementation in Canada would substantially enhance the detection and deterrence of impaired driving.
  • RBT aligns with Canadian legal principles and Charter rights.