THE TELEGRAPH: The drink-drive limit could be lowered so that one drink is enough to put motorists over the limit, under plans to be considered by the new Transport Secretary.
Among the other controversial measures that could be introduced are giving the police more power to randomly stop drivers, an even lower limit for learner drivers and lifetime bans for repeat offenders and those considered “high risk.”
The report, drawn up by Sir Peter North and commissioned by the former Labour government, recommends that the limit for drink-driving falls from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg. That would bring Britain into line with most other European countries.
Philip Hammond, the Transport Secretary, will publish the report today and will study its findings. If he goes ahead and backs the new lower drink drive limit it will be controversial, as the Conservatives had opposed such a move in opposition.
Sir Peter, who is the former Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, is likely to urge a tightening of other aspects of the procedures that surround drink-drive arrests. >>> Andrew Porter, Political Editor | Wednesday, June 16, 2010
All the pleasures of life are either bad for you, sinful in the eyes of God (if you believe in Him), or increasingly illegal. Cigarettes went out of the window a long time ago. Booze is being clamped down on at an alarming rate. Sex gets you into trouble if you aren’t careful; or in any case can be controversial these days, to say the least. Eating makes you fat. Sugar causes diabetes. Salt causes hypertension. Soon there’ll be little else to do but turn to Mekkah and pray to Allah. At least that way, all being well, you should eventually get 72 virgins, unlimited wine (which is forbidden to the faithful on this earth), and dark-eyed houris more beautiful than one can possibly imagine! Furthermore, as an added bonus, they tell me that there aren’t any politicians up in Heaven – no politicians whatsoever, of any hue. Now that’s got to be a good thing! – © Mark
