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	Effects of a Random Breath Testing Campaign in Southern Sweden
		Random Breath Testing was introduced in Sweden in the seventies.
		The aim of the present study was to evaluate a Random Breath Testing campaign in parts of southern Sweden, which was started during the fall of 1992 and lasted less than a year.
		On one of the attitudinal items the percentage who stated that more breath tests should be made decreased from 82.0% to 78.4% in the test area and from 83.7% to 81.5% in the control area; a non significant difference regarding change over time.
	www.druglibrary.org /Schaffer/Misc/driving/s29p2.htm (2283 words)

	Seanad Debates Official Report - 21-11-01
		Limiting the extension of the application of breath testing to instances where accidents occur and where offences are committed would clearly not create such an excessive strain on Garda resources in that the Garda is already called to accidents on a general basis and is engaged in the detection of traffic offences.
		Breath testing on the more selective basis provided for in the Bill is the most effective and targeted manner in which we can use the resources available to us and equates to standard practice in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
		A garda can stop a vehicle at random and if during that time he or she forms the opinion that alcohol has been consumed by the driver, the garda is empowered to request a breath test.
	www.irlgov.ie /debates-01/s21nov/sect3.htm (16169 words)

	The Impact on Accidents of Random Breath Testing in New South Wales: 1982-1992
		Random breath testing (RBT) was introduced in New South Wales on December 17, 1982.
		The reason for this is that if any motorist at any time can be breath tested, the potential drinking driver, no matter how skilled he or she believes they are in avoiding detection when over the limit, will have cause to think twice before actually committing the offence.
		RBT had been introduced six years earlier in Victoria, although in a low-key fashion, and was introduced in all other states and territories in 1983 and later years.
	www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/Misc/driving/s29p6.htm (2888 words)

	Threat of a quick puff is not enough - Drive.com.au
		Twenty years after random breath testing was introduced in NSW a recalcitrant minority of criminals and heavy drinkers continues to flout the law.
		Random breath testing, introduced by the Wran government, produced an immediate drop in the proportion of alcohol-related fatalities from 50 percent to around 25 percent, a level which has been maintained.
		Some 38 million roadside tests in the past 20 years are proof the police are out there, but hard-core drink drivers continue to feel confident in their ability to escape detection.
	www.drive.com.au /Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?articleID=3871 (2226 words)

	Random breath testing in danger of being doomed from the start - McEntee 10-05-06
		This is hardly a solid basis for launching a nationwide campaign of random breath testing, within a couple of weeks.
		However, with very little training and a shortage of equipment, it is clear that the Gardaí will face a difficult task in ensuring that random breath testing will have the fullest impact in cracking down on drink driving, and deterring drivers from drinking.
		Random breath testing looks set to be the latest road safety initiative undermined by this Government's unwillingness to put in place the necessary resources and manpower vital to improving road safety.
	www.irishtrucker.com /news/2006/may/1005067.asp (334 words)

	RTE.ie
		Although the random breath testing should be compulsory in my opinion, I think that Garda check points should be put in place in more areas and spots on the road.
		Yes random breath testing should be carried out with a major drink driving clamp down should be put in place.
		Random breath tests should be allowed if the gardai suspect dangerous driving.
	www.rte.ie /comments/randombreathtesting.html (804 words)

	BBC News \| Talking Point \| Should random breath-testing be allowed? Your reaction
		Random breath testing will only be welcomed if the current legal limit remains at 80mgs - in this way it may deter the hard-core element, rather than penalise sensible right-thinking members of the public who simply want to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine with their meal or a quick pint after work.
		I understand the concerns that random testing is a potential abuse of civil liberties, but since some civilians themselves are taking liberties that are risking the lives of other civilians, I believe random testing is warranted.
		Random stops for breath testing are a violation of civil liberties.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/talking_point/54947.stm (1403 words)

	Detection of drugs and alcohol - Road Safety - Transport SA
		Testing for alcohol is based on a quick, unobtrusive roadside test called Random Breath Testing.
		This test can reliably demonstrate the difference between drivers who have no alcohol in their system, drivers with a level of alcohol under the legal limit and drivers who exceed the legal limit.
		Unrestricted Random Mobile Breath Testing commenced in South Australia in June 2005 and allows Police to require a driver to submit to a random breath test at anytime.
	transport.sa.gov.au /rss/content/safer_people/issues/drug_detection.htm (378 words)

	Breath Tests, Random: Debatabase - Debate Topics and Debate Motions
		Random breath testing of drivers for excess alcohol in the blood is a policy that intends to bring down the number of drink drivers.
		Random testing is currently legal in several EU countries, and in Australia.
		In reality, even where random testing is not allowed, most officers realise that this is necessary â“ that is why they often make up reasons to stop people (like claiming they were driving erratically) in order to carry out a de facto random testing system already.
	www.idebate.org /debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=435 (1008 words)

	Random breath-testing
		Random breath testing is the way to enforce such a law.
		So random breath testing must selectively remove daily-drinkers¥even though they are safer than the general population.
		Random testing or examination is generally neither practised nor indeed legal in the detection and prevention of other offences.
	members.iinet.net.au /~ray/random.html (1537 words)

	Policing policies contribute to higher road toll: surgeon - theage.com.au
		During that time he became a world leader in road safety, pioneering the introduction of mandatory seat belts, random breath testing and is credited with changing Australia's once-relaxed attitude towards drink driving.
		Jackie Birrell, Dr Birrell's widow, told The Age this week that her husband believed random breath testing was being downgraded by the police force in a bid to cut costs.
		In the autobiography Twenty Years a Police Surgeon, Dr Birrell outlines his belief that police are losing the battle against drink drivers because random breath testing is no longer seen as a deterrent by the community.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/04/04/1048962933331.html (616 words)

	Overview of Random Breath Testing Operations in Victoria 1989-1991
		RBT operational data from July 1989 to June 1991, covering the period where buses were introduced, have been used to monitor these changes.
		The main change in RBT activity over the two years was the increased usage of buses and the resultant decrease in car-based testing.
		The introduction of buses has led to increases in the number of RBT tests and gradual, but relatively smaller, increases in the total number of hours of RBT operations and session duration in the metropolitan area.
	www.monash.edu.au /muarc/reports/muarc040.html (304 words)

	Irish Times Article - Random breath testing gets go-ahead from AG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The legislation will allow for random breath testing to be carried out at certain times and in certain areas where the statistical likelihood of road fatalities is greater, such as on weekend nights.
		He said the greatest difficulty with the problem of drunk-driving was not the absence of random breath testing but a lack of personal responsibility on the part of drivers and a varied interpretation of the law by the courts.
		Last night a spokeswoman for Mr Ahern said "care has to be taken that the random element of this kind of breath testing is not exercised in an arbitrary or oppressive way.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/front/2006/0126/2574557812HM1GARDA.html (601 words)

	Police to boost random breath testing
		Warrnambool police will increase the number of random breath tests in an effort to curb drink-driving.
		During the past month, 21 drivers have been booked for drink-driving in the city, including a boy not old enough to hold a driver's licence.
		"But we are getting to that time of year when we will be out and about more over summer as we would expect to do more tests anyway and this is all in addition to the booze bus and the drugs bus," he said.
	www.abc.net.au /news/items/200511/1500463.htm?westernvic (147 words)

	PACTS Parliamentary Briefing:
		Random Breath Testing Amendment to the Railways and Transport Safety Bill
		Adjusted for under reporting (DfT 2002) in the year 2000 there were estimated to be 530 fatal casualties, 2,540 serious casualties and 14,990 slight casualties resulting from accidents involving a driver or rider above the legal drink drive limit. Around half of the drivers killed between 10 pm and 4 am were over the limit.
		A strategic package of measures is needed to reduce casualties in alcohol related crashes. A substantial and permanent increase in the current levels of enforcement is required as one element of this package, and new measures - such as random breath testing - are necessary to tackle the continued problem of drink driving.
	www.pacts.org.uk /parliament/briefings/randombreath.htm (312 words)

	Australasian Centre for Policing Research
		This is the highest rate of breath testing among Australian police jurisdictions.
		The review of random breath testing in Queensland is being undertaken by the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q), at the Queensland University of Technology, in conjunction with the State Traffic Support Branch of the QPS.
		The study seeks to determine the optimum rate of random breath testing in Queensland, and to identify strategies to enhance the effectiveness of random breath testing in reducing alcohol-related crashes.
	www.acpr.gov.au /compendium2.asp?Comp_ID=108 (155 words)

	RTE News - Govt assurances over random breath testing
		The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has assured the Dáil that new legislation allowing for random breath testing is receiving priority from the Government.
		He was responding to Green Party leader Trevor Sargent, who pointed to the increased death toll on the roads in January and claimed that if it continued it would lead to 60 more deaths during the course of the year.
		The Taoiseach said the Attorney General's advice was clear, that there would have to be legislation to back random testing.
	www.rte.ie /news/2006/0201/roads.html (271 words)

	Scotsman.com News - UK - Arrest of drunk airline pilot raises breath-test calls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		PRESSURE is mounting for the introduction of random breath testing for pilots after the captain of a long-haul jet with 350 passengers on board was arrested for being drunk shortly before take-off.
		The 51-year-old pilot was breathalysed and found to be over the alcohol limit as he prepared to fly a Boeing 747 4,000 miles from Britain to Pakistan.
		Breath tests for cabin crew, pilots and aircraft maintenance staff were introduced a year ago under laws which also cover commercial shipping crews and rail workers.
	news.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=146342005 (663 words)

	Irish Times Article - Grand announcements won't fix our traffic laws (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		But if you interpret the law at the moment that they are entitled to stand, say for instance, outside a pub car-park at 11:30pm, engage motorists at a checkpoint and if they form the view that they have consumed alcohol and ask them to blow in a bag...
		Martin Cullen was busy outlining 31 'new' penalty points offences but took time to warn drivers that legislation for random breath testing was on the way.
		First promised along with random breath testing six years ago and hyped up by another grand announcement late last year, legislation to allow the project to be operated privately still hasn't seen sight nor sound of Leinster House.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/motoring/2006/0201/3400967345MOT01TALK.html (1174 words)

	McDowell’s directions to judges on random breath testing are totally improper – O’Keeffe
		The Minister has acted wholly improperly in trying to persuade judges to ignore possible constitutional issues arising from this legislation, and is setting a very dangerous precedent.
		Last year Fine Gael called repeatedly for the introduction of random breath testing, but was told it was unconstitutional.
		All of a sudden random breath testing has become magically permissible, but no-one in the Government can explain why.
	www.finegael.ie /PubUploads/ACF4CE0.htm (341 words)

	Random breath testing on the way 15-05-03
		The Government is set to introduce tough new regulations within the next three weeks, which will allow the gardai to carry out random breath testing.
		Until now, gardai had to form an opinion that a motorist was intoxicated or had been involved in an accident before they could be breathalysed.
		However, Transport Minister Seamus Brennan is ready to introduce a new regulation that will allow gardai to test motorists for drink driving, once they have committed any one of hundreds of minor infringements.
	www.irishtrucker.com /NEWS/2003/may/1505031.asp (83 words)

	BBC News \| Politics \| Random breath-testing moves closer
		The proposed legislation has Cabinet backing and is likely to be one of the key Bills outlined in the Queen's speech in the autumn.
		Under plans outlined by the Transport Minister Gavin Strang police would be able to set up road blocks close to pubs to catch people who are over the legal limit as they drive away.
		They say that the only way to catch these offenders is for police to have the power to stop drivers at random.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/politics/54899.stm (373 words)

	Random breath testing in New South Wales [in: RPP no. 1]
		Random breath testing in New South Wales [in: RPP no. 1]
		This random method of testing was established to reduce death and injury arising from road traffic accidents by deterring driving under the influence of alcohol.
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	www.aic.gov.au /publications/rpp/01/rpp01-10.html (95 words)

	Breath-tests won't stop, say police - National - www.smh.com.au
		Random breath testing would continue across NSW despite reports the system to trap drink drivers and speeding motorists was being scaled back, police said today.
		Traffic Services Commander John Hartley denied media reports that random roadside breath testing operations had been cut because of safety concerns, and said there was no plan to do so.
		Deputy Commissioner Dave Madden said NSW Police had recently reinforced to all officers the operating procedures for on-road policing to ensure safety.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/07/01/1088488066802.html (326 words)

	A long and bumpy road to RBT - smh.com.au
		Few legislative packages have changed social norms as much as random breath testing.
		Death toll: 1291 in 1981; 524 in 2001.
		Lives saved: The RTA estimates that 4367 lives have been saved in the past 20 years because of the introduction of RBT.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/12/16/1039656339067.html (525 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Govt under fire over random breath testing delay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Government has delayed the introduction of random breath testing for two years due to its close links with publicans, opposition TDs said today.
		The introduction of random breath testing was first promised by former Transport Minister Seamus Brennan in 2003.
		Transport Minister Martin Cullen said in the Dáil last week there were constitutional difficulties with the introduction of the testing and added that he had legal advice to this effect from the Attorney General.
	breaking.tcm.ie /2005/10/17/story225819.html (500 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Committee to seek referendum on random breath-testing
		Irish people must back random breath testing if there is a national referendum on the issue, it was claimed today.
		A committee of TDs and Senators is reportedly set to call for a possible referendum to permit the introduction of random breath-testing of motorists.
		Reports this morning said the Oireachtas committee on enterprise and small business would make the recommendation as part of a study into reform of the insurance industry due to be published today.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2006/01/11/story238969.html (220 words)

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