According to a CBC PEI headline, drunk driving on PEI is getting worse. According to the actual article, there have been more arrests for drinking and driving so far in 2006 than in all of 2005.
The real question should be whether there is more people drinking and driving or better enforcement leading to more people getting caught for drinking and driving.
Either way it's frightening that so many Islanders don't seem to think twice about getting behind the wheel after a few drinks. Automatic jail time would probably go a long way in changing some attitudes...
Unless things have changed recently, there is automatic jail time for DUIs on PEI. First offenders generally get a couple of days, with more for repeats.
Hopefully, the increased convictions are the result of better law enforcement.
Posted by: Derek MacEwen | October 04, 2006 at 06:03 AM