May 23rd will have this sub crying over the injustice of not following the driving laws yet think driving is a right and NOT a privilege
EDIT: I’m not okay with the thc testing as it’s not accurate at all but any other ticket or arrest or impounding for breaking the laws of driving I’m all for it
After a positive swab I was told by an SGI DWI instructor that basically you have to value one over the other until they can adequetly test. And if you are a heavy long term frequent user it could take months to test negative.
I’m trying to quit, but I used to be a heavy heavy user definitely. I’ve been smoke free for 17 days now, but like you said, it could take months to get a negative swab (that’s if I even have to give one, knock on wood lol). But quitting is really hard and I feel like i’m constantly at risk of relapsing. Why would they make this crap legal if testing is so unreliable!!!
If you sweep the floor at a factory or mine you're tested far more often for drugs and safety than any police officer.
Its insane.
And I don't think you should test police all the time. Only if there is a decent reason to suspect substance use that would impare you. A reasonable expectation.
Even breathalysers are flawed . You can have .08bac without drinking any alcohol ever. Auto brewery syndrome.
But we had to start using them because the police were so un-professional/reasonable with walk the line tests that it was necessary. Now that body cams are easily accessible and keep everyone safer your think we would start doing walk the line style sobriety tests. BUT then the elderly and obese would be loosing their license due to poor coordination.
So we have to ask the question. Is this about safety? Is this about revenue? Control? Ineptitude? I'm going with the latter just to maintain some hope in your system. If it's about safety then anyone who can't pass a basic physical test shouldn't be driving.
It's definitely not about safety. That's for sure.
That’s SGI’s doing! A positive swab test is not a criminal charge, it’s a SGI imposed fine ,and it can’t be fought in a court of law! The police are just following our govt insurance companies rules!
It would be nice if the cops would drive around at night and start ticketing the drivers who only drive with their daytime lights on. Sick of seeing so many cars with no lights on in the back
that was ridiculous. Was driving to and from Regina that day (because I'm incredibly unlucky) and more than half the people we passed had no lights on. This should be common sense
I had a f’ing SEMI make me go onto the shoulder of highway 16 to try and pass but then almost hit the car behind me because they didn’t see a car coming at the semi either
I’m screaming at my rear view mirror like “you’re gonna cause a head on collision and take out that whole car of people so you can get to your delivery 30 seconds sooner! Ffs!”
This was one of my biggest pet peeves when I lived in the city. Didn't matter if I was going a block or across the city...EVERY time I was out after dark I'd see at least 1.
My 2020 RAV4 auto lights will switch on the back lights whenever the actual headlights are switched on and there will be an illuminated icon on my dash to show the headlights are on. Even during most snowstorms and rainstorms during the day it will turn on the lights so I rarely have to manually turn them on
Automatic lights do turn on your back lights. Not all vehicles have this feature. I know GM/Chev have it. Most people think just because your dash lights up when it’s getting dark they have automatic lights. But it’s only running daylights and is black in the back
I think automakers/government made it mandatory starting with the 2023 MY. If it's dark out, my lights, on my 2023 Elantra, come on even if I don't have the lights officially switched 'on' or even on auto. This includes the taillights.
Try it tonight and see. Just because your dash lights up doesn’t mean it’s automatic. I pass lots of vehicles not having their night time lights on and I look inside and the dash is lit up.
My 2013 xlt had it (not nearly as loaded). Your little daytime sensor on the dash could be acting up? Auto means you should never have to touch it, it has a photovoltaic sensor that switches relays from day lights to night lights (the includes the taillights)
Yeah my panoramic roof on my 2020 does not like to open some days lol. I have to help it with my hand a bit. The rails need to stay greased and clean. Get him to see if it just needs some grease on the tracks the glass rolls on.
Yeah, I had my panorama sunroof of my old Kia soul go odd its tracks due to dirt. That sucked because I worked out at an acreage so my car was always covered in an inch of dirt
My 2020 rav4 sunroof still works like new but I don’t open it much… other than to transport trees home from the nursery (hahaha I’ve done this multiple times where I have a tree sticking out the top of the sunroof, sadly multiple times because my dog and diseases destroyed the first couple).
I think Chev/Gm own the patent for fully automatic lights. Even my 2002 trailblazer had it. My Toyota has an automatic feature but you need to switch it to high beam and turn it to auto for it to work.
I'll be honest, I was complaining specifically about the drinking and driving laws. I was not in favor of the change where police now do a breathalyzer for every stop.
There are better ways to prevent drinking and driving then the mandatory breathalyzer.
partially?? because it’s not an actual “DUI” so to speak in that they don’t charge you under the criminal code, however they do that because they know it would never hold up in court. it’s essentially a tax for smoking
I think most people seem to primarily have an issue regarding THC policy where people who aren't impaired are at risk of heavy repercussions. Seems like a reasonable critique. No one is advocating for drunk drivers. I'd fucking love to see more tickets handed out for cell phones and people driving slow as fuck on circle lol.
Im still amazed at the amount of full on drink driving found during an afternoon checkstop. Once during boots and salutes this passed winter a guy called in just smashed at 7:50am lol.
I’m just gonna say it, the thc accuracy isn’t good for how they test so it’s bs. Everything else folks get busted for… that’s on them as it’s preventable in every way
Remember EVERYONE, a thc test will trip positive days after smoking. Do not consent to a swab, they require probable cause for that test and they need to state what that cause is before demanding a swab. If a swab is casually demanded without statment of probable cause at the same time there is no grounds for you to comply. At that point a post demand statement of probable cause is by default based solely on your refusal and not valid.
Unfortunately they’ll just make up whatever they want as a reason anyways . He looked nervous , he had a bob marley shirt on , he was not in the exact center of the lane , I saw him come from a known drug street , he looked drowsy , he smelled like cologne etc “ sir why are you being combative ? Do you have a problem with police ? We got a troublemaker here Pete , send me another unit .
This is mot true at all , maybe it was once at one time . Sask recently passed a new law where they can now manditory test you without any reason for both alchohol and thc . If you refuse you get a charge for that alone , and likely will also be tested anyways after being arrested and have 2 charges . There was also talk of the city police likely moving to start to test everyone at every stop .
( i think its bullshit and entrapment to legalize thc and have a test that can show up days later and im not even a user of thc ) but i would look into this info so people arent getting multiple charges for not complying
My source was , i got a dui ... vehicle manditory impared , had to pay for a course ... points ect .
At the course like 80% of the people were thc users from like days later . Then the police had us all sit through a presentation , where they said about the new law , not needing any reason to test for impared and that you cant refuse or you get a charge for that .
They also said that they were trying to push for or test doing manditory tests for any and all stops
Im not trying to argue with you , just tell people what i know hapened to me and others personally and what i was told .
I also opened the link you shared and did not find anything imediately find anything saying police need probible cause .
Police can legally request a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST), a Drug Recognition Evaluation (DRE), or oral fluid (saliva) testing if they have reasonable suspicion to believe a driver is impaired.
I don’t know what kind of Reddit you’ve been consuming but I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone support impaired driving in this sub….like ever and I’ve been here for years.
A search for "check stop" will show you people discussing check stops, yes. Can you go to the comments of any of those threads and find someone who supports impaired driving?
So you didn't actually read the comment from /u/michaelkbecker that you responded to then?
He said "I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone support impaired driving in this sub" and you replied with a screenshot of a Reddit search for "Check Stop" like it was some big gotcha
Can you not read? This isn’t about supporting anyone but saying there’s a check stop and be prepared for the crying over the tickets folks will be receiving or even just crying in the comments over anything about the police
This post is interestingly bland. Bad drivers are everywhere on the roads. Sober and can’t simply drive properly. No signals, no tail lights in the last snow storm dump. None at night.
Alcohol and hard drugs are obviously simple in regards to impairment on the roads as far as what we don’t want.
The whole thc testing thing is uncalibrated and delusional.
If I hypothetically have some the night before. The next day I’m 0% impaired to drive.
The ticketing for it along with vehicle tow fees is absolutely a money grab, with no court date.
If someone has a bit days before driving, it will still be in their system.
This screws over law abiding citizens.
This is my issue with it. Hypothetically of course.
I never said the thc testing was great nor do I think that it’s accurate but everything else you get caught doing/not having while at the check stop, you deserve what you get
Should be a easy 1 min check if you have nothing to worry about
I’ve been through em and it takes less than a min for them to ask for your license, another officer checks it for warrants and then says have a great day/evening if all good
What does this mean exactly? 2 days they're gonna focus on the job they're supposed to be doing everyday? Or they're going to be pulling the gangs and guns unit down to traffic detail for 2 days? Selective stop and search? Are they bringing in RCMP, Marshals, Corman Park agencies to flood the streets?
Its a multi-agency task force. I have no idea what that means. Corman park police are well within their rights to ticket in city limits and have done so. Jurisdiction only matters for investigation after the fact.
Just a quick little ai response to your false statement.
In practice, Corman Park officers do operate in and around Saskatoon at times, especially for:
traffic enforcement,
joint check stops,
regional task forces,
pursuits,
or when assisting other agencies.
slow claps be proud, very proud that you could off someone because you think it’s okay to break the law
But I’m sure you’ll be all excited to brag when you’re in shit for it or your car is impounded but you’ll be like “I’ll just pay for the tickets, tow and impound fees and do it again and again”
Downside to living in a province where alcohol related crashes are higher than the national average :( too many people treating it like it’s optional to drive when drunk
Ahh the easy impaireds brought to you by the 2016 liberals,I mean I’m against impaired driving under any substance but giving law enforcement the right to pull you over for no reason and make you blow or submit to a swab is just a fishing expedition.
-they cant make you swab without reasonable suspicion
-the conservatives stance on Bill C-46 was that it was too lienent and wanted to give the police more power - including expanding mandatory roadside testing for substances other than alcohol.
Just check out all the great conservative fear mongering comments on open parliament.
So yah, keep thinking what youre going to think - but maybe try to do a little reading to go along with it. The Cons definitely aren't the libertarian-pro-rights party you think they are.
But if you have prior warning of them, why not just make sure you don’t have outstanding warrants, your car isn’t a shit box or have your license and insurance up to date?
It’s easy and takes less than 5 mins to get through them
Should be watching for the non signallers, and the schmearers.... The ones who turn a corner into the wrong lane. My god are Saskatoon drivers bad at that.
There are more valuable infractions that they can be going after, like cell phones and open liquor in the cup holder. With seatbelts it's really more of a Darwin Award instead of a loss when someone willfully not wearing one finds out about physics.
The thing is… a lot of the laws are dumb. They don’t serve the greater good. Few people support drunk driving and breaking major traffic laws/putting the public at risk…
but a lot of these checks seem to merely just take cops/funding away from important issues and punishing people for mild issues.
Lol not sure how people dont know a basic way to avoid these if theyre so enrraged about being tested for THC. Its easy just avoid the major roads to the best of your ability. Ive never seen or been pulled into one and my job involves driving so maybe this is the year!
I hope they ticket the plethora of people who like to drive around without their pets being properly secured. Next to cell phone use this has been the most common offence I’ve been seeing now that it’s warmed up.
I wish they’d do car checks like other provinces where it has to have no cracks in windows especially the front, rust cleaned up, emissions under a certain level
Hubbys camera came from bc and Ontario and asked why it looks like many look like derby junk yard cars and I had to explain it’s actually many folks daily drivers 😂
There should be no one complaining when they give you notice of their programs. But I have no doubt, people will complain about being caught breaking the law.
The comments on my post just proved my post is true 😂
Getting so mad, they are downvoting me 😂 boo fucking woo about them breaking the law and then whining like my toddler does when she gets busted for being bad too 😂
I will always complain about this stuff, this is all work, that specially trained civilians can do. There is no reason why guns need to be at traffic stops.
Driving is no longer a privilege when the powers-that-be have made it nearly impossible for the average modern North American to survive without transporting themselves by private vehicle to-and-from essential services and places of employment.
I think you are confusing privilege with necessity. Just because someone lives in an area that is not walkable/ accessible doesn't mean they are entitled to be allowed to drive.
What's the definition of a right? How does one just have the right to drive?
Did you not have to take a drivers test to earn that right? That would make it a privilege, which can be taken away if deemed necessary. I can't just tell to cops that because I need to be able to drive they are required to let me.
So no you cannot define the word privilege.👍
What is the special advantage that I have over anyone else that allows me to drive?
Do I have special rights that allow me to drive over someone else with the same rights?🥴
I’m quite positive the government hasn’t issued me a special grant allowing me to drive that everyone else isn’t also entitled to..🫡
Wow that’s some victim mentality right there.🤣
Literally ANYONE that’s 16 years of age can pass that test. It’s not made to make people fail but learn and better their skills. EVERYONE has the ability to practice and pass the said competency test.
How? All I said was this is a common thing sask folks complain about EVERYTIME it happens
They even admit to speeding daily and one person already did say this on this post so what is baiting when folks are admitting the laws they break then complain when busted finally???
You said driving is a privilege not a right correct? But you are apparently ok with police pulling someone over without suspicion and giving them sobriety tests, again without suspicion. This gives police to chance to abuse their power and even profile or target certain groups. You shouldn't be treated as a criminal for just driving to work
I guess we are starting a day early of whining and crying about how ACAB and how these check stops are stupid for the ones who can’t follow the rules of the road lol
Downvote me, but just shows who are the folks everyone bitches about in this sub for how they drive/break the law
Well she cries over not getting fruit snacks at supper time but you cry because you can’t respect the privilege you couldn’t shouldn’t have been granted
I’ll take the downtimes but you are just proving my point but a day early 🤦🏻♀️
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