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Drink Driving At Christmas.
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It appears that our culture of accepting arrest for drink-driving as an occupational hazard is not disappearing as quickly as we might hope.
My views on drink driving are very simple - zero tolerance, lifetime ban.
Any thoughts?
It appears that our culture of accepting arrest for drink-driving as an occupational hazard is not disappearing as quickly as we might hope.
My views on drink driving are very simple - zero tolerance, lifetime ban.
Any thoughts?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The 18% figure ties in with the RAC's findings too:
http:// www.rac .co.uk/ pdfs/re port-on -motori ng/rac- rom-201 5
page 84.
Pretty shocking.
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page 84.
Pretty shocking.
I hope by zero tolerance you don't mean "zero alcohol" - that is virtually unenforceable in practice and leads to all sorts of 'exceptions' being exploited by expensive lawyers.
The current limit is (possibly) too high - other countries have one around 60% of the English figure - so a reduction might make sense, but not to zero.
The current limit is (possibly) too high - other countries have one around 60% of the English figure - so a reduction might make sense, but not to zero.
Retrochic - //many people driving to work after a Christmas party the night before would not pass a Breathalyzer if there was zero tolerance. Surely there has to be a little lee-way? //
I disagree.
I think we need to move away from the perception that driving is a God-given right for everyone - as is alcohol consumption.
Taking control of a lethal machine with the possibility of impairment through alcohol should be against the law.
If you are going to drive tomorrow, don't drink tonight - it's that simple.
I disagree.
I think we need to move away from the perception that driving is a God-given right for everyone - as is alcohol consumption.
Taking control of a lethal machine with the possibility of impairment through alcohol should be against the law.
If you are going to drive tomorrow, don't drink tonight - it's that simple.
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Retrochic - //andy - are you seriously suggesting that if one wants a couple of glasses of wine with their evening meal, then they need to take the next day off work to avoid getting breathalyzed?//
That is exactly what I am suggesting.
Driving is not a right, nor is drinking, and we should stop acting as though they are.
That is exactly what I am suggesting.
Driving is not a right, nor is drinking, and we should stop acting as though they are.