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Saturday, November 9, 2013
Sécurité routière (suite)
Selon ce reportage de PBS, une autre politique (que la baisse de la vitesse moyenne) est très efficace pour lutter contre les accidents mortels de la route: la lutte contre l'alcool au volant. L'ampleur des effets obtenus par la nouvelle politique implémentée en Colombie Britannique (Canada) est vraiment impressionnante.
A écouter et voir ici.
SUMMARY
New drunk-driving laws in British Columbia have led to a dramatic decrease (roughly 50%) in alcohol-related fatalities over the past two years. Officials ramped up penalties on drivers who tested at a lower blood alcohol level (.05, as opposed to the current .08 legal standard) and authorized police to immediately impound cars.
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