DUI legislation may expand to allow random breathalyzer tests

Ross Goldberg: Is it true that the police can ask for a breathalyzer tests in Arizonian? I have already been involved in a DUI once and do not want it again since my SR22 insurance was very high.
Response : A good question – luckily so far USA this has not been implemented. In Canada the DUI legislation may allow random breathalyzer tests as per the latest news on Sept. 26, 2009. Canada’s federal department of justice may expand impaired driving legislation to allow police to administer roadside breath tests randomly, regardless of whether or not officers suspect the driver has been drinking, Canwest News Service reported. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said that the department is mulling a proposed amendment to the Criminal Code during a keynote address at the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada annual conference.
 However, debate is swirling around whether or not the random testing would constitute a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, in that the charter guarantees against unreasonable search and seizure, Canada.com reported.
Currently, unless a driver admits to drinking, the police currently need visible signs of impairment in order to demand a roadside breath test on a screening device, according to a July 2009, MADD Canada report, Random Breath Testing: A Review of the Evidence.
“American research indicates that using these enforcement techniques, the police failed to detect more than 60% of legally impaired drivers stopped at sobriety checkpoints,” the report said.
Random breath testing has been implemented in countries such as Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
“In Queensland, Australia, random breath testing was estimated to have reduced total fatal crashes by 35% between 1988 and 1992, preventing an estimated 789 fatal crashes in that period,” the report said.

Thus from this report and news you will understand that it might not be long for the law to be implemented in Canada and than the law coming across the border.

I would advice you not to worry but start taking precautions like the putting the steering lock. Also the good news on the DUI car insurance is that certain specialized insurers offer you cheap affordable SR22 car insurance quotes. Please shop online.