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  Drug of Choice and Driving: Drink Drive Programs in Victorian Prisons
Drink drive programs were more effective for prisoners with a more stable lifestyle, however the greatest potential benefit is with those prisoners who are less stable and are at a greater risk of recidivism.
While describing drink drive offences as relatively minor in terms of overall offences for many prisoners, their significance is more pronounced in terms of release.
Theft of a motor car (47.6%) and drink driving (44.8%) tend to be associated with distinct groups of offenders (see Table 3), and also tend to have an unlicenced or DWD charge associated with them, which accounts for the high incidence of unlicenced or DWD charges.
www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/misc/driving/s28p2.htm   (1759 words)

  
 UK Department for Transport | THINK! Road Safety - Welcome to the THINK! web site
Drinking and driving occurs across a wide range of age groups but particularly among young men aged 17-29 in both casualties and positive breath tests following a collision.
Causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison, a minimum 2 year driving ban and a requirement to pass an extended driving test before the offender is able to drive legally again.
The drink drive TV ad was filmed entirely in a pub over two days in early June 2004 using quickly cut camera shots, stunts and state of the art editing.
www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk /campaigns/drinkdrive/drinkdrive.htm   (1048 words)

  
 Center for Problem-Oriented Policing
One of the reasons drunk driving is of such concern to police is that it is an offense committed by a broad spectrum of the population, including those who are otherwise generally law-abiding.
Drunk driving is very much the result of a cultural norm that emphasizes drinking alcohol as a form of entertainment and driving as both transportation and entertainment.
For police, detecting drunk driving typically requires two separate judgments: first, that a vehicle is being operated by an impaired driver; and second, that the driver is impaired by alcohol or another controlled substance.
www.popcenter.org /Problems/problem-drunk_driving.htm   (1860 words)

  
 Drink Driving - Key Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Drink driving is a sad fact of life in todays society.
As well as the emotional and human costs of drink driving there are also major implications for all motorists who drink and drive, even if they do not injure or kill anyone.
Drivers who risk having a drink and then get behind the steering wheel could pay for it for the rest of their lives.
www.safe2travel.co.uk /drink/index.html   (268 words)

  
 Driving under the influence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Driving under the influence of alcohol, drunk driving, drinking and driving, or drink-driving, is the act of operating a motor vehicle (and sometimes a bicycle or similar human-powered vehicle) after having consumed alcohol (ethanol) or other drugs, to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired.
The logic of these laws is that drunk driving is premeditated, and because aggravated vehicular homicide is a felony in both states, the act of killing someone in the commission of such a crime qualifies for a charge of felony murder in the first degree.
Driving under the influence of alcohol is a generic term for a series of offences under the Canadian Criminal Code.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drink_driving   (2623 words)

  
 Roads | Drink-driving
The level of arrests stays fairly constant throughout the year indicating that drink driving is not a seasonal problem, so officers work to tackle drink driving all year round.
Anyone who suspects someone is regularly drinking and driving should contact Crimestoppers with the details on 0800 555 111.
The only safe way is not to drink alcohol at all if you are driving and never offer a drink to someone who is. If you have been drinking you may still be affected by alcohol the next day.
www.thamesvalley.police.uk /roads/drinkdrive/index.htm   (564 words)

  
 Arrive Alive
The community acknowledges that drink driving is socially unacceptable behaviour and accepts road safety programs to target this issue.
During the 1990s, considerable progress was made in reducing the number of drink driving related crashes, although there is room for improvement for young drivers aged 21 to 25.
While comprising 9.4 per cent of the driving population, 28 per cent of drink drivers killed in crashes are typically in this age group.
www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au /c_drinkD.html   (424 words)

  
 COMBATING DRINK DRIVING:
In pursuit of this objective we acknowledge this initiative on drink driving, although we see some danger in concentrating on this one cause of fatalities in preference to others.
Drinking is frequently an addiction and promises to stay sober may not be kept, therefore it could well prove dangerous to allow drivers to avoid court proceedings.
It is almost certain to reduce that person’s ability to drink and drive and that should be the primary aim of any initiative.
members.aol.com /learnanliv/drink.html   (1761 words)

  
 Arrive Alive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Drug driving is a major cause of road deaths in Victoria.
Drink driving is a major community issue, but so is drug driving.
There are drug impaired driving laws which have been in place since 2000 which can be used by Victoria Police to detect drivers impaired by other drugs, such as heroin.
www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au /c_drugsAD.html   (858 words)

  
 BBC - Support for You - Drink Driving   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs can cause accidents, and the death of innocent people.
If you have been charged for drink driving on a prior occasion in the past 10 years, then the minimum ban is three years.
You may be offered a place on the DfT's "Drink Driver Rehabilitation scheme", an alcohol awareness course lasting 16 hours (which usually run evenings, weekdays and Saturdays, over at least three sessions, each a week apart), in return for a 25% reduction in the length of your disqualification.
www.bbc.co.uk /crime/support/drinkdriving.shtml   (1266 words)

  
 Drink driving Free Dating, Singles and Personals
littleangel1974,i was caught drink driving twenty years ago,read the thread before you add your comment,im a truck driver now, and i have a clean licence,ive been driving a truck for 15 yrs and i have a accident free record.
I don't think the sentences for people who drink drive and kill someone else are long enough either and I think they should lose their licence for good.
DRINKING & DRIVING WRECKS LIVES - the message is loud & clear, the risks are known, the outcome should be removal of that persons licence for life.
forums.plentyoffish.com /5141211datingPostpage2.aspx   (2224 words)

  
 Drinking & Driving
Driving while either intoxicated or drunk is dangerous and drivers with high blood alcohol content (BAC) are at increased risk of car accidents, highway injuries and vehicular deaths.
Almost half of fatally injured drinking drivers have a BAC of.20 or over (which is twice the legal limit in most jurisdictions).
When it comes to alcohol, a drink is a drink is a drink and are all the same to a breathalyzer.
www2.potsdam.edu /hansondj/DrinkingAndDriving.html   (1921 words)

  
 Drinking And Driving Wrecks Lives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Drinking And Driving Wrecks Lives was the tagline to a series of public information films (PIFs) that ran in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s, addressing the problem of drink-driving.
loss of driving license, higher insurance premiums), this campaign tried to show the devastation that drink driving can cause to the victims and their families.
It challenged public perceptions that you have to be drunk to cause a serious drink driving accident.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drinking_And_Driving_Wrecks_Lives   (680 words)

  
 Drinking and Driving Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Larry and I want to tell everyone kids, parents and all licensed drivers why no one should drive a car, or ride in a car with someone who is under the effects of alcohol.
The more a person drinks, the more their ability to make crucial driving decisions becomes impaired.
After just one drink, a driver can begin to lose their ability to perform the tasks necessary to drive a car: braking, steering, changing lanes, and using judgment to adjust to changing road conditions.
www.nhtsa.dot.gov /kids/research/drinking/index.cfm   (360 words)

  
 Drink Driving Law Victoria
Every person charged with a drink drive offence has a chance to keep their driver's licence if the case is handled properly.
Victoria's drink driving laws are strict liability offences.
I have a thorough knowledge of all Victoria's drink driving laws and I regularly challenge the interpretation and effect of these laws in the Supreme Court.
www.trafficlaw.com.au /drink.driving/drink.drive.html   (420 words)

  
 Drink driving
Drink driving killed 135 people on New Zealand roads in 2004.
In fact, when you drive with a blood alcohol level at the legal limit (80 mg per 100ml), you are three times more likely to be involved in a crash than if you hadn't had a drink.
Find out more about drinking and driving statistics (visit the Ministry of Transport web site) and about the NZ Police and Land Transport NZ enforcement and advertising campaign to stop drink-driving.
www.ltsa.govt.nz /road-user-safety/motorists/drink.html   (345 words)

  
 RTE News - Garda commissioner warns on drink driving
Commissioner Byrne said he believed the judgement only applied to one case and not across the board, but the Gardaí were studying it and would act on its implications within the next 48 hours.
He also said the Gardaí would continue to observe drink driving suspects in garda stations for 20 minutes before taking a sample from them.
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled, in the case of a man who had been banned from driving after refusing to take the breath test, that there was no justification for a delay of 20 minutes by the Gardaí before the man was breathalysed.
www.rte.ie /news/2003/0220/drinkdriving.html   (180 words)

  
 Drink Driving - (Text-only version) - Devon & Cornwall Constabulary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
And if they have been drinking on the previous evening they may still be over the limit when driving to work.
Driving or attempting to drive while over the legal limit or unfit through drink: six-months imprisonment plus a fine of £5,000 and banned for at least 12 months (three years if you are convicted twice in 10 years)
You could become a high-risk offender and be banned from driving for a minimum of 3 years if you refuse to provide a specimen; if you are convicted at 2½ times the limit; or if you are convicted twice in 10 years.
www.devon-cornwall.police.uk /v3/textonly/roadsafe/drink/index.htm   (1015 words)

  
 Drink-driving - Why the fuss?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This strongly suggests that drinking in the 50-80mg range is a significant and largely hidden cause of accidents.
It is sometimes claimed that the drink case differs from speeding because the speeder can "take his foot off" when conditions demand it, (though the statistics seem to show that this often does not happen), while the over-the-limit driver will stay over.
However, the prosecution first has to prove to a jury that the driving was exceptionally bad, and that some lesser offence such as careless driving which does not carry a mandatory sentence is appropriate, and again an appeal is possible.
www.btinternet.com /~geh.drinkdrive/facts.htm   (7101 words)

  
 Drinking and Driving - THE FACTS
But combine driving with your drinking and you have a lethal cocktail which could have a lasting effect on your own and other people's lives.
This page gives you the facts about drinking and driving, the risks and dangers, the increasingly severe penalties those who drink and drive now face, and advice on how to avoid becoming a statistic.
Drinking affects the brain's ability to control and coordinate the body's movements, so you react to the unexpected much more slowly turning normally avoidable situations on the road into potentially lethal ones.
www.wakefieldiam.org.uk /ddfacts.html   (1036 words)

  
 Drink Driving
On average 3,000 people are killed or seriously injured each year in drink drive collisions and nearly one in seven of all deaths on the road involve drivers who are over the legal limit.
The legal alcohol limit for driving is 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood but there is no failsafe guide to the amount of alcohol that a driver can safely consume.
The offence of 'causing death by dangerous driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs' now carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a disqualification of at least 2 years.
www.rbkc.gov.uk /kccwhats_up/travel_and_transport/drink_driving.asp   (328 words)

  
 Drinking & Driving
Common sense tells us to drink responsibly at any time and especially if you are planning to drive.
A standard drink is equivalent to a 5 ounce glass of wine, a 12 ounce regular beer and 1.5 ounce 80 proof distilled spirits.
Also, in many States, persons under 21 who purchase, or even attempt or conspire to purchase, alcohol can have their driving privileges suspended (if they already are licensed drivers) or delayed (if not) even if they were not caught actually driving while intoxicated.
www.drinkingandyou.com /drive.htm   (512 words)

  
 Drinking and driving
The only safe advice is to nominate a non drinking driver for the evening or to arrange to get home by taxi or public transport.
The UK BAC limit is 80mg per 100ml blood, allowing you to drink a pint to a pint and a half of beer, or one glass of wine at 13% without exceeding the drink-drive limit.
Most countries in the EU have a drink drive Blood Alcohol Concentration of 50mg per 100 ml blood, 30mg less than the UK's limit of 80mg.
www.drinkingandyou.com /site/uk/drive.htm   (263 words)

  
 Drink driving - TheSite.org
It can make you a hazard to yourself, your passengers, other road users and pedestrians, which is why drink driving is such a serious offence.
If you refuse to provide samples for police analysis after driving, or attempting to drive while under the influence of alcohol, you could be fined up to £5,000 and/or six months in prison.
Drinking and driving occurs particularly among young men aged 17-29 in terms of being a casualty and testing positive for alcohol.
www.thesite.org /homelawandmoney/law/yourrights/drinkdriving   (735 words)

  
 Drink driving prevention
The RTA’s drink driving campaign, ‘The brain ’, continues a recent trend of scientific based ads to explain road safety issues.
Drink driving appears to be losing its status as a socially unacceptable behaviour.
By explaining the effects of alcohol on the brain rather than scaring people the ‘Brain drain’ campaign aims to provide a rational explanation why drink driving is a crime.
www.rta.nsw.gov.au /roadsafety/advertisingcampaigns/drinkdriving_prevention.html   (651 words)

  
 Drink driving - Better Health Channel.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
One of the most significant causes of road trauma and death in Australia is drink driving.
The penalties for drink driving depend on the offender’s BAC level, and whether they have prior drink driving offences.
The requirements for regaining a licence depend on the case, but are likely to include a compulsory drink driver education course, probably a court order and, for many offenders, clinical assessments for alcohol problems.
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Drink_driving?Open   (925 words)

  
 Drink Driving Offences Ireland, drink driving law, drunk driving law - Drink Driving: Paul W. Tracey Solicitors Ireland
If you've been accused of a drink driving related offence, then we may be able to help you with your defence.
Drink driving law is set out in the Road Traffic Act, 1994 as amended by the Road Traffic Act, 1995.
On being convicted of a drink driving ban for one year or more may apply to the court after 6 months (in respect of one year ban) and 1 year (in respect of 2 year ban) to have ban removed.
www.traceysolicitors.ie /drink-driving-law.html   (580 words)

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