Designated driver rewards part of Saskatchewan plan to reduce drunk driving
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is testing five pilot projects in an attempt to curb high rates of drunk driving, including one that rewards designated drivers.
“We can’t continue to keep doing what we are doing and expecting different results. I think we have to try multiple different ways at getting at the problem,” said Tina Beaudry-Mellor, the minister responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan.
One of the pilots would see police hand sober drivers “positive tickets” which, when used with the hashtag #CareAboutImpaired, would make them eligible to win a $150 Visa gift card.
Drive dollars is another pilot project where people drinking at Vic’s Tavern in Regina would be asked to put money towards a tab for a ride home. That money would then be matched by the provincial government.