The province’s tough drunk driving laws are working, at least in Oak Bay.
“This has been the quietest Christmas season in memory for catching drinking drivers,” said Oak Bay police Sgt. Ray Maxwell. Despite frequent Counter Attack road checks, he said, “nearly every driver checked was sober and only a few had been drinking any alcohol at all – and none of those exceeded the allowable limits.”
Severe penalties are having “a significant positive effect on the decision of people choosing not to drive when drinking, and for making other arrangements in terms of transportation,” he added.