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Thread #130207   Message #2932580
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
22-Jun-10 - 08:26 AM
Thread Name: Lower drink-drive limit proposed UK
Subject: RE: Lower drink-drive limit proposed UK
Re ginger beer - There are suger free ones, BWM, such as boots 'shapers', which is rather goof too! Whether suger free ones are available in pubs is a problem though:-(

Back to th emain point - I had a thought this morning. Now, I may be a cynic, but putting 2 and 2 together, and probably making 5, I see the lowering of the limit and the introduction of spot checks as a licence to print money and increase the police arrest rates. Going back to my earlier point of residual alcohol from the previous night it becomes very likely that someone having, say, between 8 and 10 units the night before becomes likely to be over the limit when driving to work at 7am. Police just lay a random 'trap' on any major road and hey presto - lots of arrests, lots of extra revenue, no extra work and no reduction in drunk driving.

Anyone else think the same or am I being too cynical?

DeG