Bruno Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 This could close quite a few country pubs down http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article7061168.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonofAna Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 They should reduce it to zero. That's bound to get some drink drivers gnashing their teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 whys it the end of the country pub?? dont they sell soft drinks? either drive...or drink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidgeon Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 They could lower the price of soft drinks. In alot of pubs, soft drinks are more expensive than alcohol. And the markup on post mix is insane. Nearly 2000% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rudeboy Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 They should reduce it to zero. That's bound to get some drink drivers gnashing their teeth. The zero level might be a tricky one because I think I've read somewhere that the body can naturally produce alcohol in small quantities under certain circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal22 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Good the limit is too high anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Good. Make it zero. Plus, any driver caught driving on a mobile phone gets the phone confiscated, no questions. Uninsured drivers have their car scrapped and a 5 year ban. More cameras everywhere, every traffic light, zebra crossing, cycle lane. Life bans for killer drivers. Start clamping down on our lawless roads, deal out some proper, harsh sentences and get these twits off the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothic_Angel Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Good. Make it zero. They can't. Although I'm for people not drinking at all when they're going to be driving, apparently there can be a trace of alcohol in the system even if you've not had anything to drink (no idea how that works but I've seen it somewhere!) Plus, any driver caught driving on a mobile phone gets the phone confiscated, no questions. Yes but they'd buy a new one! They're pretty cheap these days. Uninsured drivers have their car scrapped and a 5 year ban. Confiscated, fair enough. But why scrap a car if it can be sold and the money kept by the state? Environmentally better and more lucrative, surely? Ban, fair enough. But if they never bothered with legalities the first time around then will they pay attention to a ban? More cameras everywhere, every traffic light, zebra crossing, cycle lane. Life bans for killer drivers. If they kill through negligence, perhaps. But if it's a genuine accident/unavoidable then no. Start clamping down on our lawless roads, deal out some proper, harsh sentences and get these twits off the roads. Harsh sentencing I don't have a problem with, but I think the sentences need to be a deterrent and some of your ideas above wouldn't alter the behaviour of some of the people they would target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 If they kill through negligence, perhaps. But if it's a genuine accident/unavoidable then no. Pure "accidents" on the roads are incredibly rare. 95% of RTAs involve driver error. http://www.roadar.org/drivers/how/faqs.htm People who have had no alcohol will pass a breathaliser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I suppose that Polish lorry drivers would be exempt ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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