Great news. The law is taking another crazy boy racer driver off our roads and going to crush his car.
I raise this issue, as the Sensible Sentencing Trust has just released NZ Statistics regarding the drunks driving on our roads.
For instance, in 1960 there were 707 alcohol-related car crashes on NZ roads,. None caused death, and the population was 2.4 million.
In 2013 there were 35,040 alcohol-related car crashes; 85 caused death, and the population is 4.4 million.
You can help reduce the carnage on our roads by picking up your pen and writing to the Prime Minister. Tell him you support his government's move to lower the blood-alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood for drivers aged over 20, which is before parliament now.
wwThe change is approved by cabinet and could be law by early next year. His address is: The Prime Minister, Parliament,Wellington. No stamp is required.
Ken Evans, Avenues.