Out of 175 vehicles stopped in the evening of May 22, there were no incidents of suspected drinking and driving found, police say.
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On the occasion of National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day and for National Road Safety Week, police officers stopped drivers on the highway, checked their insurance and registration and asked if they had been drinking.
From May 18 to 24 for the safety week, posted #NotWorthTheRisk messaging on Facebook targeting lack of seatbelt usage, speeding, distracted driving, aggressive driving and driving impaired by alcohol and cannabis.
Cst. Andrew Moore, who worked at checkstops along Highway 3 down to Fort Providence and in the Yellowknife area, noted that since May 18 he hadnSA国际影视传媒檛 pulled over any impaired drivers.
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During holiday periods when police do often find impaired drivers, itSA国际影视传媒檚 the result of people having a few drinks and taking a chance behind the wheel.
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When police suspect a driver has been drinking, or can smell alcohol, they use an Approved Screening Device (ASD) to test the drivers breath. The maximum reading it gives is 80 mg per 100 ml of blood, a level that represents a fail for the driver and results in a 24-hour driving license suspension.
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