Clamping down on the morning after drivers

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Dave Herbal said:
Big operation near Chester Le St this morning. Funnelling people into lay-by and breathalysing everyone. Good job it wasn’t yesterday morning :lol:
I still think being caught the morning after shouldn’t result in a ban. It’s hardly the same as getting mortal and trying to drive home.
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Yes it is.

It isn’t illegal because the police feel like it, it’s illegal because drink impairs your ability to drive. If you’re still over the limit in the morning you’re still impaired.

Dave Herbal said:
Of course. There’s a difference between knowing you’re pissed and driving and feeing fine but still being over the limit.
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People should be less thick then.

Maybe this type of thing is the shock they need.
 
Your still over the limit so that’s the law regardless of when you stopped drinking or have been to bed.

I do question though why the campaigns all seem to specifically target the morning after drivers? When they do these roadside campaigns pulling everyone in always seems to be a morning. Why not do it on a night at 10 or 11pm? Catch some that are intentionally getting pissed and driving?
 
ivanthereasonable said:
If you killed someone, i think you'd feel guilt whether alcohol free or not. But i still agree with you.
But i drink most nights, and always drove a van to work. I always felt sober, but there must have been Alcohol in my system.
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There is a difference between being killing someone who walked out in front of you where there is nothing you can do and hitting and killing someone because your reactions are impaired by alcohol. The first one I would feel upset but in the final analysis not guilty. The latter scenario, I would never forgive myself.
 
Andy_Roker1983 said:
Your still over the limit so that’s the law regardless of when you stopped drinking or have been to bed.

I do question though why the campaigns all seem to specifically target the morning after drivers? When they do these roadside campaigns pulling everyone in always seems to be a morning. Why not do it on a night at 10 or 11pm? Catch some that are intentionally getting pissed and driving?
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I would guess numbers available as the night shift are usually run ragged on the usual shit?
 
Harry Angstrom said:
There is a difference between being killing someone who walked out in front of you where there is nothing you can do and hitting and killing someone because your reactions are impaired by alcohol. The first one I would feel upset but in the final analysis not guilty. The latter scenario, I would never forgive myself.
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Of course there is, but call it what you want, you'd still shit about it.
 
My granddad used to drive around drunk all the time and most of yours probably did if your as old as me as there was no law against it back then.

I use breathalyser kits so I know how much I can drink and always wait 12-13 hours before driving, I'm lucky to have a job where I work any hours I want.
 
Don't mind the police doing it at all. But you very rarely see them doing the same at 23:00 at night trying to catch people leaving the pubs
 
If always thought I was going to get banned id want to do it properly like somersaulting backwards into a church hall whilst on fire.

The morning after just wouldn’t cut it tbh
 
Flared Hicks said:
I would guess numbers available as the night shift are usually run ragged on the usual shit?
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I imagine your right however really that shouldn’t dictate the campaigns. It should be based on when is best to do it. Not sure of the statistics mind ie when the most accidents occur in relation to drink driving.

Surely the money raised in fines could subsidise the overtime for the officers required?
 
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