chapter 9 — your licence • one or more excessive speeding convictions, and/or • two or more roadside suspensions. The DRP is assessed and calculated based on your offences  over a three-year period, and applies to offences that occurred  on or after January 1, 2008. A bad driving record may also result in driver improvement  action, including warning letters and driving prohibitions. The threshold for intervention is more stringent for drivers in the Graduated Licensing Program. RoadSafetyBC is responsible for the Driver Improvement  Program, although ICBC carries out some of the administration.  Any time a driving offence is entered on a record, that record  is reviewed under guidelines specified by RoadSafetyBC. Every  case is looked at on an individual basis. If the driver continues  to drive unsafely and is convicted of more offences:  Driver Improvement Program  driving tip For more information on  the Driver Improvement  Program, please read  the Driver Improvement  Policies and Guidelines  on the RoadSafetyBC  website. • the driver may get a warning letter that he or she could lose  their driving privileges unless there is improvement.  • the driver could be placed on probation. If there are more  driving offences during the probationary period, he or she  may be prohibited from driving for a specific period of time.  • if the driver rapidly accumulates offences, a driving  prohibition may be initiated without previous warnings. fast fact Penalties for impaired driving  Impaired driving remains one of the major causes of crashes  in B.C. It kills more than 100 people each year and thousands  more are injured.  You risk a lot by driving impaired. There are penalties under  British Columbia’s  Motor Vehicle Act  and under the  Criminal  Code of Canada. Immediate and severe penalties apply if: B.C. now has tougher  drinking and driving  laws. You can count on  penalties adding up to  $600 to over $4,000 —  even if it’s the first time  you’re caught — and  more time off the road. For more information  on B.C.’s impaired  driving laws, go  to  icbc.com , the  RoadSafetyBC website  and the Justice Laws  Website. • you drive with a certain amount of alcohol or drugs in your  system, or • you refuse to provide a breath sample. As well, the penalties become more severe for repeat offences. Note:  You may be prohibited if a police officer considers your  ability to drive to be affected by alcohol or drugs. You do not  have to have a BAC level of over .08 or a BDC of 2 nanograms  or more THC. 155