ACT Policing is targeting alcohol and drug impaired driving during the month of June as part of its multi-agency road safety strategy.
At different periods during the year, the strategy targets specific issues and behaviours which contribute to death and serious injuries on Canberra’s roads, with alcohol and drug impaired driving among those concerns.
Officer in Charge of Traffic Operations Sergeant Rod Anderson said police will have high-visibility patrols conducting both targeted and random breath testing during the month of June.
“Removing all impaired drivers off ACT roads remains a strong focus for ACT Policing,” Sergeant Anderson said.
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Every Thursday afternoon, we package up the most-read and trending RiotACT stories of the past seven days and deliver straight to your inbox..“If you think you can avoid police by driving home using back streets, think again – every police vehicle is equipped to be a mobile breath test station, so you can get caught anytime or anywhere.”
Last year ACT Policing conducted 79,935 random roadside breath tests, with 1,368 drivers returning a positive result.
“By removing alcohol and drug impaired drivers from our roads, overall community safety is improved and the potential for serious or fatal accidents is greatly reduced,” Sergeant Anderson said.
“Road safety is everybody’s responsibility. We would like all motorists to plan ahead before getting behind the wheel in order to not become a road statistic.”
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It’s June for DUI and drug driving
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Pork Hunt said :
I gave up listening to people telling me to give up drinking. That was much easier than giving up drinking.
CraigT said :
Go onto our website, http://www.dialadriveract.com.au Click on “Awareness” button. Have a quick look at the 1st & 2nd video clips named “Drink Driving Dilemma” & “TAC 20 year Anniversary”. That my friend……is ‘why’ it is what it is….and Prestige Dial A Driver, do what we do.! “Prevention”
I have my Friday drinks, AND I drive home. I go out to dinner and I drive home. I have never caused a crash in 40 years of driving, so I think I know a thing or two about “keeping the community safe”; a thing or two that is apparently lost on the large numbers of presumably sober drivers who seem completely unaware, or uncaring, of the dangers of failing to leave a safe distance between the car in front and whom the police are completely ignoring in favour of carrying on with their myopic focus on speed and alcohol.
Probably the only reason you haven’t had a crash in 40 years whilst driving under the influence of alcohol, is because members of the Community have been swerving to dodge you on the roads!! You’re obviously a gambling man? Personally, life is not replaceable as is casino chips.
Tooks said :
For starters, lift the limit to .08 or .09, thus reducing the incidence of drink-driving to far lower levels than they currently are.
Then, let’s consider the whole idea of criminalising people on account of *behaviour* instead of on account of them actually causing any damage to person or property.
There aren’t too many other laws that are used to persecute people who haven’t in fact caused anybody any damage or injury. I’m thinking of anti-sodomy laws, for example – completely ridiculous, just like drink-driving laws.
Jim Jones said :
Your total inability to debate the topic at hand, and obsession with issuing unnecessary personal attack in its place, must hinder yours even more so.
CraigT said :
Yes, drink driving laws are silly. What would you propose instead of the arbitrarily set limits? Different limits for each individual driver? That wouldn’t be silly at all. Seriously, what is your answer? You may be fine to drive at .08 or even .10, while others are noticeably affected at well below that.
You proudly drink and drive and have never had an accident. Good on you. Most drink drivers can say the same, but you only need to mess up once, don’t you?
BTW, there’s a reason police focus on speed and alcohol, given they are prevalent factors in many serious and fatal crashes. Tailgating, on the other hand, isn’t (not that there is an offence called tailgating anyway). There is an offence of ‘follow too closely to stop safely’ – most easy to prove when there is a prang.
Mr_Shab said :
+80
hahahaha