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Some Conservative MLAs cautioned that the wording is too vague and could give police too much power to issue reckless-driving bans without the chance for drivers to appeal the decision.<\/em><\/p>\n

The family of a 12-year-old who was struck and killed on a country road this summer went through a full box of tissues on Monday as B.C. legislators debated a proposed bill that would strengthen rules around reckless driving.<\/p>\n

Xavier Rasul-Jankovics\u00a0died after being hit by a teenage driver<\/a>\u00a0not far from his home near Shawnigan Lake on Aug. 25, days before he was to begin Grade 7 at Queen Margaret\u2019s School in Duncan.<\/p>\n

The family has been\u00a0asking for stronger reckless-driving laws since his\u00a0<\/a>death<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee, a specialist in the Motor Vehicle Act and a frequent commentator on driving-related issues, said politicians want to be seen as doing something when a high-profile death like Xavier\u2019s happens.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody feels the pain when a child is killed in a driving incident,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

However, the definition of reckless driving in Xavier\u2019s Law is vague and captures a lot of driving behaviour that isn\u2019t dangerous, she said.<\/p>\n

For example, she said, drivers who do burnouts in a parking lot at 2 a.m. don\u2019t pose public safety risks, but would be categorized as reckless drivers under the bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it\u2019s kind of rude [to do burnouts], but it\u2019s not dangerous to anybody else,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Lee said the bill could make enforcing driving laws more unfair.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sets up this weird precedent where if a police officer sees it happen, you immediately lose your licence for 30 days,\u201d she said. \u201cBut if nobody sees it happen, you don\u2019t get anything on your driving record.\u201d<\/p>\n

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