Breathalyzers on Some Canada Drive-Thru Menus
Police in Surrey, B.C., have begun to stake out fast food drive-thru windows in hopes of catching impaired drivers with the late-night munchies.
Project WULF - an acronym for Would U Like Fries - was launched after police heard numerous comments from restaurant staff about the number of impaired drivers that frequent fast food drive-thrus.
"They'll make comments to us like, 'Oh, you should have been here an hour ago. Some guy came in really drunk.' So one of the fellows was chatting with one of the attendants and thought, hmmm," said Sgt. Roger Morrow.
For the past two weekends, RCMP officers in civilian clothes have been stationed inside the drive-thru windows of undisclosed restaurants where they observe and listen to the patrons.
When the police officers hear slurred speech, or smell liquor, they advise a second officer to stop the vehicle as it departs.
"The merchants have bought into the program and find it very entertaining. They love it," said Cpl. Lorne Lecker.
A spokesman for Mothers Against Drunk Driving said they've been hearing complaints from restaurant workers for years and support the project.
"They have initiated 10 suspensions and have laid down two impaired charges, so you know it's having a positive effect," said John Banovich.
In 2005, alcohol was a contributing factor in over 28 per cent of all fatal collisions, said Banovich.
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