They are usually out on the road to catch people who drink and drive, but tonight Surrey RCMP will also be rewarding drivers who chose to get their friends and family home safely.
Officers will be handing out $2 coffee cards to people who identify as designated drivers during tonight’s enforcement campaign.
They call it “positive ticketing.”
“Too many innocent people are being injured or killed in collisions related to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs,” says Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet. “We are looking forward to being able to reward people who are choosing to be designated drivers.”
With New Year’s Eve celebrations coming up, the Surrey RCMP and the Fraser Valley Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) are partnering with ICBC for the unusual campaign.
Alexa’s Bus, a new mobile impaired driving education and enforcement vehicle dedicated to the memory of four-year-old Alexa Middelaer who was killed by a drunk driver in 2008, may be at the road check site as well.
Mounties are reminding revelers to plan for a designated driver, call a taxi, take transit or use Operation Red Nose before heading out.
Operation Red Nose, which gets volunteers to drive a person’s vehicle home for them, is still looking for volunteers this holiday season.
WATCH: A volunteer group dedicated to getting people home safe during the holiday season is making an appeal for more designated drivers. Jennifer Palma reports.
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