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Winnipeg Police was very busy Friday night searching and fining various party buses and limos around Winnipeg night clubs.
What they were looking for was alcohol. As per Manitoba liquor laws, alcohol can not be consumed in any form of ground transportation.
At least two of Winnipeg’s largest party buses were fined on Friday including the BadaBing Bus and A-List Transportation.
Some party bus companies were also ordered to cease operation. If you have booked any party bus, you should definitely call to confirm your reservation. You should also know that after Fridays events, most party buses will no longer allow the consumption of alcohol on their buses.
Who else thinks this is horrible news? Manitoba really needs to re-evaluate their liquor laws. What kind of harm has a party bus ever done to the city besides provide a safe means of transportation for intoxicated patrients?
Yes, drinking on a bus is against the law. But if these party buses can’t properly operate the way they were meant to, we are going to see more intoxicated people behind the wheel, instead of in a bus.
This really needs to get fixed.
UPDATE: More details have been released on the Firday Night Smackdown on Winnipeg party buses. In total, 9 buses were pulled over and 8 have been taken off the streets. 26 offence notices were issued, 13 were liquor offences. Other offences included emergency exits that didn’t work, faulty breaks and worn tires.
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on Monday, June 22nd 2009 at 9:39 am |
I totally agree. There’s gonna be way more ppl out driving drunk now.
on Monday, June 22nd 2009 at 1:36 pm |
This is a bigger issue that the city thinks. I picture a lot of drunk driving accidents happening next weekend because of this.
Way to go.
on Monday, June 22nd 2009 at 2:42 pm |
Way to go. Another successful venture into symbolizing just how moronic the geniuses at City Hall and the provincial government really are.
The manitoba liquor laws are draconic in many ways; and the party bus crackdown just shows that our politicians would rather a quick cash grab than allowing a business which makes our streets safer.
I know too many people who have been victims of drunk driving accidents in some capacity. Somehow, I do not think there is a single reasonable person in the province who had a problem with these buses! That -is- why they have gone so long without being shut down anyways. [No one has complained except the bureaucrats who are too concerned about red tape and the poles up their own asses.]
Watch the solution they will come up with: A law banning for-hire public transport [taxis, limos etc] from picking up and carrying intoxicated individuals. Maybe one of the drunks whose bus got cancelled will impact a politician somewhere and make them realize they should probably make some laws to allow these buses… not that we want them to have to deal with it, but it seems the only way any of the politicians in manitoba deal with REAL issues is when they get clothes-lined by it.
on Monday, June 22nd 2009 at 5:07 pm |
Anyone who was on of those party buses and had their night end prematurely wanna come forward and chat about it?