Comments for 0 at http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com , comment 1 to 14 out of 14 comments http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7380 free speach my friend, and are only opinions, no one has to agree. to each their own. Thank you. - oceanpearl53 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:53:18 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7379 I don't understand all these negative comments. What's the big deal? If anything it will be a toy to young people in the bar and maybe serve as a reminder of what they might be faced with if they try to drive home. I can't even count how many times I heard someone say "I think I am still ok to drive," what's the harm in having a way to double check? If you don't like it, don't use it! It's not costing you anything unless you put money into it. The reason why there is so many negative comments being voted down is because anyone that disagrees with the regular negative nillies that post here is personally attacked. Unless syou are willing to subject yourself to a verbal lashing by the old crank club you express your disagreement by voting comments down. - Another Guest Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:45:19 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7359 These machines will be abused just like everything else,they will be the new entertainment centre in the bars.Just like pull tabs .There will be bets on who has the highest count or who got the highest count first.How bout the judges and lawyers who get the drunk drivers off??? How bout the drunk drivers that have been charged twenty times and still have not lost the priveledge to drive and are still on the roads??? And they think that a machine will deter intoxicated people to call a cab.Get real.I think not.Can't stop shakin my head with this one. - oceanpearl53 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:24:53 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7354 Why are all the people that say these machines are a waste of time have minus ratings, but yet there hasnt been a positive post for these machines since? - MustBMe Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:22:08 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7349 When these new machines read your BAL and you are over the legal limit to drive, the machine needs to grab you by the throat and not let go until you drop your keys into it. Otherwise they are just an excercise in futility. - One Happy Camper Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:49:53 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7345 way2sassy74 said it all. My heart sank when I read about how that couple lost their little boy and how they themselves were so severely affected by the actions of a guy whose life is dictated by the bottle. As much as I sometimes question the way the RCMP operates, every time they nail an impaired driver, I give them two thumbs up, because every time they do, they potentially save an innocent person from death or disablement. IMO, the bubble gum machine hits the jackpot there. It remains to be seen whether these machines actually prevent drinking and driving or if they just feed the arrogance that is sometimes prevalent in someone's thinking after they've had "one or two". Hopefully the former prevails. I have no sympathy whatsoever for someone who drives for a living getting behind the wheel after having that one too many, because they can afford the alternatives if they can afford to drink. - allniter Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:05:32 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7343 If someone is dense enough to "consume 2 beer, quickly pop a couple of high roller megashooters..." then think they are "safe" is damn lucky if the above is all that happens to them. I see the pictures of people who thought they could drive home and ended up getting into a major collision causing injury and/or death. I have no idea what goes through someones head that has been drinking and decides they are fit to drive home. I consider the ones that only get caught by the police lucky. The ones who wipe out someone innocently driving home and injure or kill them has real problems. You make it sound like loosing your wife, job and paying child support is the biggest downfall of drinking and driving...how about the family that no longer has their 5 year old son...how about the children that just lost their only parent? Many (of course, not all) people of PG need to smarten up and be responsible. Don't rely on a machine to say your safe...make arrangements ahead of time or learn to have fun without getting boozed up. -Vickie Rose - way2sassy74 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:42:33 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7152 Not good, you just finished consuming 2 beer, quickly pop a couple of high roller megashooters, wait 5 minutes and the machine says your safe. So now you quickly walk out out to your car, jump in and point it's nose toward home. Home is 32 minutes away and at the 10 minute mark you see what looks like XMAS lights on the road. The machine said your good so you approach full of bravado, only to get the bracelets slapped on, ..., wake in the morning wondering why your facing an impaired charge, and loss of your lively hood, your a log truck driver, supporting a wife and 3 little children, and live 40 minutes from town on a lonely country road. Now no license, your world as you know it will come to an end, your future, single, welfare, no wife as she's got a new man with a drivers license, and when you do get a job, $1500 per month in support payments for the kids... - Thoughtful Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:07:20 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7132 What about those who dont register as legally impaired, but because of thier alcohol tolerance they are unfit to drive? They may get a false sense of security knowing they are ok legally speaking and drive when maybe they wouldnt have without the reading. I think it is a waste of money personally. Those who drink responsibly wont drive after drinking, those who drink irresponsibly will drink and drive regardless of some gadget on the wall. A breathalizer in a vehicle makes much more sense. When it comes to keeping drunks off our roads it cant be seen as an infringment on personal rights, since it affects more people than just the driver. - MustBMe Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:21:32 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7125 I can see a line up as to who can get the highest reading. But really whats the problem.. If you want to know if you are able to drive or not this is the best way to check. Those who say "if you are using it you shouldnt be driving" wouldnt you rather they DID use it ? - P val Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:50:42 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7123 I like the idea, but can't help but be skeptical. Will those who drink and drive bother to even use it? Not likely - they do not care about human life and most certainly will not bother to plunk in a coin and check. If they do indeed use the machine, will they take it seriously? On the other hand, alcohol affects everyone differently and a person who has had one or two drinks may be very surprised to learn that their alcohol level is higher than it should be in order to drive, even if they do not feel impaired. - Groovie Girl Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:34:03 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7105 Sometimes people need more than the blatantly obvious to change their course of action. I think this is too long in coming and "high praise" for the local bars (first in BC) to go forth with this kind of thing. My only concern would be how long they last before being destroyed through vandalism, essentially rendering them useless. I'm still a firm believer this kind of technology should be installed in all vehicles, but there are those who believe this infringes on their personal rights. - Pylot Project Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:18:32 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7100 Ruez,you have hit the nail on the head.Nuff said! - oceanpearl53 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:48:01 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080602134414/local/news/booze-breath-testers-installed.html#comment-7099 If you have reason enough to use this machine, you just shouldn't be driving. - RUEZ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:49:30 +0100