The Government constantly comments on the number of fatal accidents and the number of drink driving incidents, why then are they so dead against the lowering of the blood alcohol limit? Their comment about not wanting to upset the country population is nothing but a vote catcher.
Take also into consideration all the hype about traffic chases that end in fatalities.
Just who is at fault here? Is it the drink driver, the driver evading the police or the police officers doing the job that they are getting paid for?
If a person decides to break the law then that person places themselves at risk of being arrested. No one forced them to speed, drink to excess or try and evade the law so where is the problem. Police drivers are trained for driving at speed before they are placed into a patrol vehicle and it is painfully evident that some others only think that they can compete and regretfully realise it only just too late.
If a driver is putting others at risk by driving recklessly then he should be stopped! Why allow him to continue offending when there is a means of stopping him.
Definitely lower the blood alcohol legal level and save some innocent lives, and let the police get on and do their jobs. Can you imagine the world without some form of behaviour control.
KR Roke, Papamoa.