what frustrates me is that people think just because THEY dont like a law they can ignore it or feel above it. this is 2015 not 1970. as far as i am concerned if you drink and operate a vehicle it should be a 2 year jail sentence and a $5000 fine. even if its just 1 drink. its not rocket science the distuction that alcohol causes. i have no respect for anyone who drinks and takes the wheel of anything.
Just wondering bones, when was the last time that you checked on the DUI ( or impaired in Canada) fines. They costs are quite substantial as well as loosing your licence for many months. If you are talking federal or Criminal Code, then there is also court appearances, which include lawyers and other costs. Not exactly how I see it as not costly.
could or can VPD marine board your boat and issue ticket? fine
GUFFAW GUFFAW they don't enforce the law so its ok. are you freaking kidding me. some of you guys need to get out of the past and into 2015. if you need some cop or a fisheries officer to give you a ticket for something any reasonable person knows is wrong then I do not see any point discussing it with you! I,m afraid that you will not change your behaviour because it is the right thing to do. you will just go of guffawing about howmany beers or rums you drink while on the water.
I guess you never go over the speed limit!!
Might be one of those "keepers of the speed". You know, the guy that just will not move over to allow others to pass.
yes "deflection works" ...on people who can not think for themselves...seems you were drunk and slipped off the topicMight be one of those "keepers of the speed". You know, the guy that just will not move over to allow others to pass.
So I,m closer to right than wrong about being drunk . no where does my post say you can not think for yourself, unless you read that into it. I said you deflected the subject and that only works on people who can not think for themselves. so far I do not have to make assumptions about you, you are showing who you are quite well all by yourself. as for teatotaler wanna be, not me not ever. however I have grown and matured and can now understand why any kind of drinking while in control of any kind of vehicle is wrong. one day you may do the same. as for hitting a nerve you could not hit a nerve if it was a barn door. it is not like you are someone whos opinion means something to me. anyway you have a good day and I will wish you luck. luck so that you will not have any kind of accident while drinking that costs a life of someone of value.Hit a nerve there did I? Can't think for myself? Buddy, your a fool. Pretty hard to make any kind of assumption about somebody from a few posts on an Internet forum. I'll just raise a beer to you next time I'm in my boat.
Staff Sgt. Peter Attrell, who works in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s West Coast Marine Services detachment in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, acknowledges that boats fall under a “grey area” when it comes to drinking in public places.
Whether or not a police officer charges a boater found drinking on a boat that doesn’t meet the criteria, Attrell says, really depends on the situation. A family out for the day in their runabout with a case of beer, minding their own business? Likely won’t be a problem.
“I might say, ‘Be careful with that, put your life jacket on,’” Attrell says. “If I get the right response, I walk away and everyone’s happy.”
But a few guys out fishing, whooping it up loudly in a 16-footer — they’re asking for trouble, he says. “If you’ve got it in your hand and you’re flaunting it, you’re guaranteed to have it seized.”
“It’s not just responsible consumption, it’s knowing what’s a hot issue in a particular area,” Attrell says. “If you’re up in Hartley Bay in the Prince Rupert area, nobody’s going to bother you. We’re not boarding every single boat in an area like that.”