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Evaluation of the Alberta Administrative Licence Suspension Program [pdf] Legal Impact Interventions Education Provincial Impaired Driving Committee Audio MP3 Campaign Posters New! SADD Poster [pdf] |
Impaired driving imposes enormous costs on our society. Families, health care, the legal system, insurance companies and the general public all pay the price for impaired drivers. In this section you will find useful information on the consequences of impaired driving, interventions that impaired drivers can face, and useful educational material. Legal Impact Interventions This section describes the role of the Transportation Safety Board and the Ignition Interlock Program in dealing with problem or repeat offenders. Education In this section, you will find useful information, facts on impaired driving, designated drivers and how to be a conscientious host. Provincial Impaired Driving Committee Awareness and education are the foundations for virtually eliminating impaired driving in Alberta. However, legislation and enforcement are also key considerations for those who continue to drink and drive. Those involved in combating the impaired driving problem in Alberta uniformly state that their success can be measured on the saving of even one life. As a strong united front, the work of the Provincial Impaired Driving Committee is sending a message that drunk driving will not be tolerated in Alberta. Established in April 1997, the Provincial Impaired Driving Committee is a partnership - members are developing new strategies to combat a problem that threatens the safety of everyone travelling on Alberta's roadways. The group was formed to look at improved means for both preventing and enforcing impaired driving by:
The Committee has played a key role in the rollout of two impaired driving legislative changes: the Alberta Administrative Licence Suspension Program (AALS) and expanding the impaired driving window to 10 years from the existing five years. The Committee members were also instrumental in the development of the AALS training package for enforcement members and providing input to the "When Choices Collide" impaired driving educational package. Membership includes Alberta Solicitor General, Alberta Justice, Alberta Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Alberta Health and Wellness, the RCMP, municipal police services, MADD Canada (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), SADD Alberta (Students Against Drinking and Driving), the Alberta Motor Association, Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, Insurance Bureau of Canada, Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, and Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation's Traffic Safety Initiative. For further information, contact:
Updated November 28, 2006
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