This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko unpack a busy slate of driving law issues, from dangerously bright headlights to parking tickets, impaired driving policy, and public misconceptions about enforcement.
Ultra-bright LED headlights are becoming a growing road safety concern, particularly in rainy, dark conditions where glare makes lane markings and pedestrians harder to see. Kyla and Paul discuss why this issue is finally drawing attention, and why meaningful regulation would likely require federal standards rather than piecemeal enforcement.
The episode also covers a Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench decision confirming that necessity can apply even to parking tickets. When a vehicle became unsafe due to a fuel leak, the court recognized that parking without paying was unavoidable — a reminder that common-law defences still matter in bylaw enforcement.
Finally, the discussion turns to new survey data on impaired driving. While public support for enforcement remains high, Kyla and Paul explain why administrative penalties like IRPs often fail to deliver real deterrence or rehabilitation, and why the criminal process still plays a critical role in changing behaviour. The episode wraps with a local Ridiculous Driver of the Week that perfectly illustrates the risks of misunderstanding impairment laws.
