Drink Driving In Eireland

[annieigma]

The irish seems to have the right ideas all the time. Latest one, on radio 4 news this evening, a local council had a vote on changing the drink driving laws for people in rural areas. they want to issue them with a license to be able to drink more than the legal limit and still drive a vehicle, so they can go to the pubs and have a few pints and not get depressed by having to stay at home. only catch is, they have to PROMISE to drive SLOWLY home when they are drunk!!
Still, you can't drive fast if your on the footway trying to avoid lampposts and pedestrians, so bound to work. Its not april 1st is it??

[Mick-Talbot]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/irish-council-votes-to-legalise-drinkdriving-8462252.html

[Dee Sa]

LOVE IT !

[gness]

Love it Dee?! It's Co. Kerry...where I go back to every year....this will be fun!!! I long to see how they are going to work it.....

[emmie]

i did hear this earlier, but confess thought it was a leg pull x

[alavahalf]

Many years ago my sister lived in Ireland. She applied for a provisional licence, and 3 years after holding the licence, she had not even attempted to drive a car.
The governing body at that time were way behind with their administration.
So in their wisdom they decided to issue a full licence to ... those that had held a provisional licence for two years or more..
My sister got her licence and soon after moved to London where she able to buy a car and drive it legaly.
She thought people in London were really friendly because they were always tooting and waving at her..!

[Hopkirk]

Is it April the first already?

[ummmm]

In the small towns and outer villages they rarely check anyway. The chances of meeting another car or pedestrian is pretty slim.

My OH crashed into a wall years back, pissed up, the police came, asked his name, he said XYZ "any relation to WXY?" and so the conversation continues and they find out that their dads attending the same school, and he took his cousin to a dance and so on and so and will ye be alright driving home, pat on the back, on ye way.

[annieigma]

I think the Irish are wonderful, I worked for a southern Irish company in sussex, and their staff who were going home to Ireland for the weekend went on a thursday and came back the following tuesday, and the management accepted this as being a normal weekend. Sensible people.

[Mick-Talbot]

Yep,very sensible people.
Rather than kill a pedestrian when drink driving, just drive slower and put them in a wheelchair..............excellent!