What's the deal RCMP?

I listened to a woman telling this story at the cafe this weekend. of course, I don't know all of the details but this is the Cole's notes version. A drunk driver ran into her car. The drunk was from the US. Because no one was injured and the driver was from out of the country, the police gave her a 90 day roadside suspension in BC and a lift home. THAT"S IT! A drunk that could have killed someone is getting off with a suspension that means nothing since they live in another country. Apparently Americans can break the laws in Canada as long as they don't hurt or kill anyone. Meanwhile, the people they effect are left holding the bag. The woman who's car was hit is going to get nothing from ICBC because the driver was from out of the country an driving a rental. Any loophole ICBC can find to get out of paying people. Unless they have a good story about a neck ache from a tiny fender bender. Then ICBC pays out tens of thousands... What a fucked up system!!

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Not just Americans

Nov 12, 2018 at 7:54pm

Same thing applies if it’s someone from out of province! A good friend of mine was hit by a truck from Ontario, and ICBC told him that if he wanted to pursue it he’d have to get a lawyer and they would do nothing. My friend ended up having to pay for everything on his own because he couldn’t afford to hire a lawyer to pursue someone across the country. I’m about done with ICBC. They’re increasingly incompetent and since they’re a monopoly they have no reason to even try to improve. Let’s go back to a free market for car insurance!

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