Suspended licences on the rise
Posted Jul 12, 2011 7:49 am.
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If city buses seem busier in the coming months, poor driving habits may be to blame.
In 2006, Alberta made it illegal for drivers to plea-bargain their way out of demerit points; Alberta Sheriffs also launched an enforcement unit for the first time.
Since then, the number of driver suspensions has jumped nearly 600 per cent, with 18,000 expected by the end of this year, according to The Calgary Sun.
Calgary Police Association President John Dooks says the crack-down is well worth it.
“There’s a proven relationship between speed and accidents, especially speed and the degree of injury,” he said.
The crack-down appears to be working; traffic fatalities and injuries have both dropped around 25 per cent since 2007.
