Irish parliament debates automatic disqualification for drink drivers
ETSC has joined calls for a tougher law on drink driving in Ireland. The
Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 is currently working its way through
the Irish legislative process but has faced opposition from pub owners
and members of parliament representing rural areas. Read more...
Swedish government backs research project to develop next generation interlocks
A new project launched by the Swedish Transport Administration and the
police is investigating future technological solutions to prevent drink
driving. Read more...
Majority support lower BAC limits in England and Wales, 50 years after first UK blood alcohol limits
50 years after the UK first introduced breath testing and blood alcohol
limits, a motorists' organisation has backed calls to reduce the legal
blood-alcohol limit for drivers in England and Wales for the first
time. Read more....
Billionaire’s EUR 25,000 drink driving fine puts means-tested penalties in the spotlight
A Norwegian billionaire that recorded a BAC level three times higher
than the legal limit has been banned from driving and handed a 250,000
krone fine (EUR 25,000). But the fine could have been much higher as,
under Norwegian law, fines are linked to monthly income and in some
cases overall wealth. Read more....
Finland: overwhelming majority support in-car technology to prevent drink driving
A survey carried out for ETSC’s Finnish member Liikenneturva has found
that nine out of ten Finns have a positive view of in-car technology
that can prevent drink driving such as alcohol interlocks. Read more....
Belgium: survey says three quarters of drug drivers mix with alcohol
Three quarters of people that admitted to driving after taking drugs,
usually cannabis, in a poll said they had also mixed the drug taking
with alcohol, according to AWSR, an ETSC member in Belgium. Read more....
Remembering Marita
It was with great sadness that we learnt in October of the passing of
Marita Löytty, a dear friend and colleague of ETSC and a leading
European expert in the field of drink driving rehabilitation programmes.
Read more....
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