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Drink Driving

  • 15-01-2012 8:39pm
    #1
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭


    This has had a substantial overhaul in the 2010 and 2011 acts. The scope of the changes seem to have been lost on the media and commentators who have solely focused on the creation of the 50mh/100ml limit

    www.irishstatutebook.ie/2010/en/act/pub/0025/index.html
    www.irishstatutebook.ie/2011/en/act/pub/0007/index.html

    I've been asked to summarise the Irish legislation on drink driving for someone abroad, so they can argue the legislative case in their country, where the police are targeting drunk cyclists as they are easier to catch than drunk drivers. :eek: The police are "on commission" and some drunk cyclists are spending 18 months in prison for drunk cycling simpliciter.

    While the situation for cyclists in Ireland is relatively straight forward and seems to be completely covered by Section 6 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 (unless I am missing something), the situation is not so clear for motorists. In particular, there is now a sliding scale of offences and punishments and I'm not sure if I have interpreted it correctly, in particular in relation to the fixed penalty notice (S29) and also disqualification (S64-68). Have penalty points completely replaced the old system of endorsements?

    Any comments on the attached are welcome, especially on the yellow sections.


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