As I see it, it's just another money-generating excercise... the nutters who drink too much and cause accidents will continue to do so despite any legislation, but more people are likely to fail the breath test than before.

Random roadside breath tests may be the way to go, as the current legislation only allows a breath test to be conducted if the officer has reason to believe a driver has been drinking, after an accident, or if a moving traffic offence has been committed. If a driver knew they were likely to be stopped near to the watering hole they were visiting, they just may be less inclined to drink as much, but then again, maybe not.

What about those people who have been convicted of drink-driving more than once? Should they even be allowed to have a driving licence? Fines and prison sentences are all very well, but these people should not be driving. Period.

The proposed legislation won't affect me, because (if I have a drink, which I often do not) I limit myself to one pint of beer over the whole evening, the effects of which have worn off long before I am likely to drive again. It's generally accepted that a unit of alcohol (roughly half a pint) dissipates in under two hours, some even claim one hour. My source for this information was a dietary leaflet I was given when I was diagnosed as type two diabetic, though there are plenty of sources on the web giving similar information.

Yes, I know people sometimes fail breath tests the following morning, but these are people who've drunk fairly heavily on the previous evening and really should know better. I've not heard of anyone who truthfully claimed to have had three pints before midnight and failed a breath test the following day!

What gives me far more cause for concern... I see people smoking whilst driving, and I've lost count of the number I see swerve whilst trying to light up and negotiate a roundabout, for example... and there are those who continue to use their car as an office, juggling with a mobile phone whilst overtaking on the motorway despite legislation. Some of them even think it's okay to send text messages... which actually causes you to take your eyes off the road... fiddling with a SatNav or even a laptop, too... just as dangerous as drink-driving, in the opinion of many - if not more so.

The 'holier than thou' hypocrasy of some people regarding drink-driving... they will pontificate about driving under the influence, but believe they are safe whilst smoking/texting/phoning/SatNavving (have I invented a new word?!).

No, I don't condone drink-driving, and accept a lot of the arguments suggested above, but lowering the legal limit isn't really going to prevent accidents, it's only wishful thinking to believe it could. When the breathalyser was first introduced there was a significant reduction in accidents for a brief period (some may say that alone justified its introduction), but it was only temporary. People started to believe they could beat the breathalyser... in some ways more dangerous.

Unless the morons who believe they can drink all night and still drive safely come to their senses, no amount of legislation will stop them killing innocent people.