Scottish festive drink-driving figures released

[Peter B]

From the BBC website this afternoon:

During the annual four week campaign, police tested more than 17,500 drivers.


Three hundred and fifty one were found to be over the legal limit, a drop of 19% - 20 of those were detected between the old and new limits.

I'm not surprised at the overall drop as everyone I know is being very careful about the morning after, but I guess the 20 between the limits confirms predictions that the majority of drink-driving is often well above the old limit?

 

[POAH]

be interesting to see if those caught between the old and new were the day after

 

[Peter B]

be interesting to see if those caught between the old and new were the day after

I haven't seen a breakdown of info yet, but there's a wee argument on the Police Scotland twitter feed of all places!

https://BANNED/policescotland/status/553197192622907392

 

[POAH]

I haven't seen a breakdown of info yet, but there's a wee argument on the Police Scotland twitter feed of all places!

https://BANNED/policescotland/status/553197192622907392

never fails to amaze me the level of stupidity found in some people

 

[LongLensPhotography]

Only saw one drunk pensioner behind the wheel during the christmas period - a clear reduction. It works, very good.

 

[BRASH]

Job done. The end!!

 

[SFTPhotography]

So those that drink drive would be above the limit irrespective of that being lowered.

 

[Flightphoto]

My question, why are the Scottish figures always subjected and published? It still seems to be that stereotype that the wee scots enjoy a tipple or two!

 

[arclight]

I haven't seen a breakdown of info yet, but there's a wee argument on the Police Scotland twitter feed of all places!

https://BANNED/policescotland/status/553197192622907392

Like the twitter post that says in Spain if you get caught drink driving you just give the cop 60 Euros and they seem to forget about it.

 

[arclight]

From Sc. Gov website:-

During a four week festive Drink Drive campaign from Road Safety Scotland (part of Transport Scotland) and the Scottish Government, Police Scotland tested 17,504 drivers for alcohol – an average of 625 drivers each day. A total of 351 drivers were caught under the influence this year compared to 434 in the same period last year – a 19 per cent reduction.

Police detected one drink driver for every 50 (351 from 17,504) tests carried out compared to one drink driver for every 47 (434 from 20,646) tests carried out in the same campaign period last year. Those caught now face the New Year without a licence, a minimum 20-year criminal record and a fine.

Of those caught drink driving, 20 drivers were detected between the new 50mg limit and the previous limit of 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.

And during the period a total of 27 drivers were detected between 0600 and 1000 hours, six of whom were between the old and the new limit.

 

[LongLensPhotography]

Like the twitter post that says in Spain if you get caught drink driving you just give the cop 60 Euros and they seem to forget about it.

Perhaps that's why driving is dangerous in Spain, some of the worst crash rates in EU? I remember in small town in tenerife at night, local drunk heads crawl out of pub and straight into their mopeds and little s*** cars. That was E360 waiting for the cop even at your conservative figures.

 

[CaveDweller]

Job done. The end!!

Not exactly job done if there was a drop since last year We need to up our game!

 

[SFTPhotography]

From Sc. Gov website:-

During a four week festive Drink Drive campaign from Road Safety Scotland (part of Transport Scotland) and the Scottish Government, Police Scotland tested 17,504 drivers for alcohol – an average of 625 drivers each day. A total of 351 drivers were caught under the influence this year compared to 434 in the same period last year – a 19 per cent reduction.

Police detected one drink driver for every 50 (351 from 17,504) tests carried out compared to one drink driver for every 47 (434 from 20,646) tests carried out in the same campaign period last year. Those caught now face the New Year without a licence, a minimum 20-year criminal record and a fine.

Of those caught drink driving, 20 drivers were detected between the new 50mg limit and the previous limit of 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.

And during the period a total of 27 drivers were detected between 0600 and 1000 hours, six of whom were between the old and the new limit.

20yr criminal record...

Not that in reality that actually makes a difference to day to day life. It really doesn't.