DUI = Moron

Damn, a bit far for me…

Wests at Jamo do a courtesy bus.

I had a hit of golf on Friday out at Gold Creek and on the way home, about 5.30 I saw one RBT setup right near the entry to Harcourt Hill and other one setup near the top of Charnwood/Fraser. Both going the opposite way to me.

before that the only time I had seen them was on Belconnen Way in peak hour on Tuesday/Wednesday morning.

When I was at Uni I worked at a club (not in Canberra) and they had courtesy buses that dropped people home every half hour. It was a great service. I can’t believe it’s not more popular in the service industry. They’d get loads more patrons (who would spend a lot more) if they knew they’d get driven home!

“Maybe alot of these DUI’s couldn’t catch a cab…”

Maybe a lot of these DUI’s are just plain irresponsible and deserve to be made an example of.
There should be absolutely no reason that justifies driving under the influence. Especially not because there aren’t taxis to catch!

I think that the most effective time for the police to set up RBTs is about 7pm, just down the road from any of Canberra’s pokie halls…(er, I mean clubs…) and catch the blokes how stopped in for a quick schooner or six after work.

I know my pay from this job and the last one went into my account at around 0030hrs on Thursday mornings.
There’s a Symonston Tavern not far from there, you’d possibly have a regular or two still hanging around.

@potts: I don’t think the “Its our community too” is meant to embrace corruption.

Another good point gladbag. To add to it, what about all the girls who don’t want to drink drive, but don’t want to be taken advantage of by a taxi driver either… (NB, not all taxi drivers are like this, but it does happen and it’s a scary fact)

The last RBT I experienced was on Wollongong St, Fyshwick at 9:15am on a Thursday morning. Effective. I know they can often catch people on ‘the morning after the night before’, but a Thursday morning?

Maybe alot of these DUI’s couldn’t catch a cab, or were unable to stand in a queue for over an hour whilst sozzled. Other cities have better transport infrastructure to help the inebriated get home easier. Fix up the ridiculous cab issues between 1am and 5am and the DUI rate may drop.

Absolutely Thumper. But it doesn’t have to be random. If people knew it was going to be there, they’d be forced to catch a taxi or arrange another way home. It should be about prevention through education, not necessarily about catching and shaming.

Maybe our planned road system makes it more difficult for drink-drivers to avoid an RBT than the rest of the country

Canberra is pretty bad with the whole RBT thing. I’ve seen a couple over the last few years – and they’ve all been on my way to work! While it’s scary to think some people are over the limit at that time of the morning (although I’m sure I’ve still been drunk when I woke up on occasion…) surely the police have a better chance of catching drink drivers at, say, 1am on a Saturday or Sunday morning??

They had a blitz on every car (so not an RBT) leaving the Civic policestation carpark at the end of October, but since then I’d not heard of any others.

Last RBT was about 7 months ago on Belconnen Way. Certainly don’t see them that often. I think a strong presence all year round is better than the one off event.

It’s hardly surprsing so many have been caught. We passed three RBTs on Friday night which is more than I’ve seen this year. Elsewhere there is public knowledge that there will be RBT units out and about but in Canberra it’s so rare that drink drivers feel safe (wtf?) to do it.

Before the Christmas blitz, when was the last time you saw an RBT in Canberra? People had become complacent and saw the risk of getting caught as low to very low.

Bring back the public shaming of DUI offenders in the Canberra Times!