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77% of Canadians are supportive of random breath testing, according to an Ipsos Reid poll commissioned by MADD Canada. The full results are available on the MADD Canada web site at www.madd.ca. Highlights include 

• 98% of Canadians think impaired driving is an important or very important public safety issue.
•  77% supported or somewhat supported RBT.
• 79% strongly agreed or somewhat agreed that RBT is a reasonable intrusion on drivers.
• 75% agreed or somewhat agreed that police should be able to randomly require drivers to give a breath test.

More than three quarters of Canadians surveyed said they support random breath testing (RBT) as a measure to reduce impaired driving in this country.  “These results indicate the strong level of concern that Canadians have about impaired driving and the need to address the problem,” said Margaret Miller, MADD Canada National President. “Random breath testing is a proven effective traffic safety measure which has saved lives and prevented injuries in other countries. It could save lives and prevent injuries in

 RBT has been introduced in a large number of comparable, developed countries and has resulted in significant reductions in alcohol-related crashes, deaths and injuries. In

 In June 2009,

 “We estimate that, in 2007, 1,239 people were killed and 73,120 were injured in alcohol-related crashes,” Mrs. Miller said.  “If we take an average of the crash reductions seen in other countries with RBT and estimate a 22% crash reduction in

 “We strongly urge the government to bring RBT to

The survey was conducted by Ipsos Reid between March 29 and April 5. A nationally representative proportionate sample of 1,010 adults, aged 18 and over responded. The results of a sample of this size are considered accurate within ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Data is weighted to the latest Statistics Canada census data to ensure the results are representative of the adult Canadian population.