Christmas Drink Drive Campaign

I shudder to think the number of times i drove while having alcohol in my system. Four or five years ago i used to be at the pub every night, downing five pints or so with mate - didn't think anything of it and i used to just shrug off hangovers and intoxication.

These days, with a child at home and more responsibilities, I won't let a beer pass my lips unless I know I won't be going in a car for some time. I never have a dinnertime beer - It's always Coke - and even in the summer when I'm at a BBQ for several hours, the only beer i drink is 0% stuff, although I usually drink tea.
 
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The year and a day rule only applies to Murder.
As regards to the specific scenario put forward by Lyton, the driver has already been dealt with for Careless driving, because essentially the driving behavior has been dealt with, you can't then re charge with the same thing, albeit a death occurred later.
The drink driving may or may not have anything to do with the careless driving, and isn't really relevant to his question.
 
wack61 said:
What an ********

This guys 7 year old son saw him die in this crash, his dad was 3x the limit when he crashed with his son in the car
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How very sad... and let's not forget the people in the Honda CRV, which this selfish drunk crashed into, who have suffered "serious, life changing injuries"

Drinking and driving wrecks lives and shatters families for all concerned.

Drunks will sober up but their victims have to live with the aftermath forever and unlike a hangover it won't go away the next day.
 
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Bring on random testing - there are far too many idiots on the roads as it is, without the DD perpetrators.

Bans should be bans - prison for those who flout the law by continuing to drive without a license.:thumbsdown:

If a drink driver kills someone - should there not be a certain amount of 'pre-meditation' taken into consideration. Everyone knows that drink or drugs at any level affects the ability to drive - granted some more than others are susceptible.:shrug:
 
Statistics from Hampshire Drink, Drugs and Driving Campaign

"Over the last 4 weeks, 201 people have been arrested.

170 men and 31 women.

Greatest number of arrests (45) were in the age group 20 - 24

Second greatest (28 arrests) were in the age group 25 - 29

Lowest number of arrests (9) were 17-19 years old

and drivers over 60 accounted for 16 arrests.

Of the 201 arrested, 23 were released without any further action"

Worryingly, these figures are up on last year.

Hampshire Police have also issued a text number for members of the public to report anyone drink driving or having taken drugs and being drug impaired and getting behind the wheel.
 
I don't know if it's worrying, or encouraging. Does it mean that more people are drinking and driving, or that the police are apprehending more of them?
 
MartynK said:
I don't know if it's worrying, or encouraging. Does it mean that more people are drinking and driving, or that the police are apprehending more of them?
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Good point MartynK - worrying for me that there are so many "taking a chance" and still driving, encouraging that so many have been caught and charged.

The biggest worry is that these selfish idiots are on the road at all but perhaps the police are having a better hit rate with the dedicated text line to report offenders.

I wonder how much use the text line will get tonight - New Years Eve?
 
I'm in the drink drivers are idiots category. I'd not have a lunchtime drink if driving somewhere - and I'd not drink much if driving the next day either. People forget how long large amounts can stay in the system!


To me things like drink driving ate wise than carrying a penknife. Ultimately there's hundreds of everyday items that can hurt people - somebody doesn't suddenly become dangerous due to a knife in their pocket!

Someone who has had 5 pints however... well, they've got a loss of control whether they like it or no.
 
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