Drink Drivers

Yes finally they are recommending engineering controls for drink drivers! Instead of just relying on Administrative controls with the fitting of 'alcohol ignition locks'.

Hopefully the Safety people that are making these recommendation have the knowledge, skills and qualifications to educate the polititians enough that they accept engineering controls over the vote winning administrative controls they have been focussed on for the last 50 years.


MPs tough on drink-drivers

Rosemary Odgers

October 31, 2006 11:00pm
Article from: The Courier-Mail

ALL motorists convicted of drink-driving would be forced to have counselling and alcohol ignition locks could be fitted to their cars under a clampdown on boozy drivers.

Police could also breath-test all occupants in a vehicle involved in an accident if they were unsure who had been driving.

After a year-long inquiry, Parliament's powerful all-party Travelsafe Committee has made 14 recommendations to toughen drink-driving laws.

Travelsafe chairman Jim Pearce said a third of drivers and motorbike riders killed on the state's roads were drink-drivers and a quarter were at least three times the legal limit.

"It's time for a much tougher line to be taken against drink-drivers, particularly the hard-core repeat offenders," Mr Pearce said.

"These people have a serious drinking problem and are not fazed by fines or losing their licence. They need help to tackle their alcohol addiction."

About 13 per cent of drink-drivers in Queensland are repeat offenders.