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Here are the results of our latest online opinion poll

Readers say penalties don't go far enough
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Optimist readers say recent updates in penalties to commercial truck drivers who crash into infrastructure should be much higher. Optimist file

Delta Optimist polled 200 Optimist readers and asked the question: What do you think of the new commercial vehicle crash penalties?

The poll ran from March 13 to 20, 2024. The full results are as follows:

The provincial government finally got this one right. 53.75% local, 47.00% total    
The penalties are still too soft and not strong enough. 45.00% local, 51.00% total    
On this one, the province has gone too far and overstepped. 1.25% local, 2.00% total    
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Results are based on an online study of adult Optimist readers. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 6.9%, 19 times out of 20.

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