New Gardai powers show stunning results
The introduction of random breath testing on Friday night has been a real revelation. Between 10pm on Friday and 6am this morning a total of 3,904 random breath tests were carried out at 676 checkpoints. 69 motorists were found to be over the limit and were subsequently arrested.
Is it just me, or does a 1.76% apprehension rate sound farcical? Were things not better when you actually had to have suspicion that a motorist was under the influence before being able to breathalyse him/her? Doh!
The new legislation allows for Gardai to set up checkpoints outside pubs. If 1.76% is the best they can do, it begs the question of where exactly the checkpoints were set up at the weekend - outside Mormon conventions?
tags:drink driving
Published by Colm.
Is it just me, or does a 1.76% apprehension rate sound farcical? Were things not better when you actually had to have suspicion that a motorist was under the influence before being able to breathalyse him/her? Doh!
The new legislation allows for Gardai to set up checkpoints outside pubs. If 1.76% is the best they can do, it begs the question of where exactly the checkpoints were set up at the weekend - outside Mormon conventions?
tags:drink driving
Published by Colm.
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