Benoit Dorais apologizes for speeding
Benoit Dorais has apologized for speeding on Facebook, and now maybe this non-silly silly season story will be allowed to fizzle out.
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Tim S. 08:58 on 2019-07-19 Permalink
He apologized. He did not promise to stop driving. Reckless driving is a serious problem in Quebec, and he is part of it. If anything, this story is a great reminder of how lax our laws are that you can get 7 tickets and still be allowed to keep your license.
Kate 09:02 on 2019-07-19 Permalink
Nine speeding tickets since 1995, Tim S., and we don’t demand perfect driving records from politicians.
You know I’m not fanatically pro-car, but this story has mostly been a stick for Ensemble (and lonely Marvin Rotrand) to beat Projet with. It’s not relevant to Dorais’ record as a borough mayor in the least.
John B 09:21 on 2019-07-19 Permalink
Demerit points from speeding and stuff are removed from a driver’s license after 2 years. So the way the law is written, so long as someone over 25 years old has not received more than 15 demerit points in the previous two years they have the right to drive.
Anyone who feels this should be different should discuss it with their MNA
Tim S. 12:47 on 2019-07-19 Permalink
I disagree, Kate. Quebec has a culture of tolerating bad driving, and it won’t change if people keep waving away cases like this. It’s unfortunate that it’s a Project mayor and first reported by Peladeau’s gang, but that doesn’t excuse the behaviour. And 7 tickets in 20ish years is significant – you’d assume a responsible person might change their behaviour after, say, three.
John B. I once asked a related question at a candidates debate. They were all profoundly disinterested. That’s why it’s important to express social disapproval of dangerous driving as well as working for legal change.
Or we could accept that grown men will routinely choose to put others lives’ at risk, and decide that we’re fine with it.
Ian 21:31 on 2019-07-19 Permalink
In Ontario 50 over the limit is considered stunt driving, same charge as drag racing, and comes with automatic license suspension. Yeah yeah I know this isn’t Ontario… butvwe should do that here too.
Kate 12:44 on 2019-07-20 Permalink
I still think it’s an error of judgement, but not an ethical issue. We’ll have to agree to differ.