sexmag wrote: » https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/minister-queries-garda-agenda-over-breath-tests-on-school-run-37967543.html "To me, the breathalysing time should be at pub closing time between 12 o'clock and 2am in the morning. That's where the focus should be, so I don't know what agenda is going on there," he adds" Do you agree?
JeffKenna wrote: » He said the focus of tests should be between 12 and 2 when people are leaving pubs. He didn't say that's not the only time they should be at. I think he's right. I've never been tested at night but have been several times the next morning.
Beechwoodspark wrote: » Would you drive after a night in the pub?
suicide_circus wrote: » when do drink drivers cause deaths? if its during morning rush hour then thats when the test checkpoints should be done.
kneemos wrote: » Probably a deterrent effect whenever they do it. As I say,do they have time for checkpoints at night? Have met a few though,even a couple in the early hours.
suicide_circus wrote: » the purpose of drink driving laws is to save lives. drink driving checkpoints should be in place during times when drink drivers statistically cause deaths. am i wrong?
Mebuntu wrote: » Yes, you are wrong. If you are over the limit at any time you shouldn't be driving. If checks are being done only during "statistics time" then people will be happy to take their chances during other times.
suicide_circus wrote: » Mebuntu wrote: » Yes, you are wrong. If you are over the limit at any time you shouldn't be driving. If checks are being done only during "statistics time" then people will be happy to take their chances during other times. what? why would you not target the times at which people are being killed?
suicide_circus wrote: » what? why would you not target the times at which people are being killed?
jam_mac_jam wrote: » What statistics?
mynamejeff wrote: » jam_mac_jam wrote: » What statistics? https://www.drinkdriversdestroylives.ie/the-morning-after-what-happens/ Which proves my point that they should check at all times
jam_mac_jam wrote: » mynamejeff wrote: » https://www.drinkdriversdestroylives.ie/the-morning-after-what-happens/ Which proves my point that they should check at all times indeed but focusing on the times with most deaths. i have only ever seen checkpoints in the mornings.
mynamejeff wrote: » https://www.drinkdriversdestroylives.ie/the-morning-after-what-happens/ Which proves my point that they should check at all times
mynamejeff wrote: » I used to actually have a little it of time for Mattie Mcgrath because of his common sense approach but this is just a pathetic attempt by a gombeen parish pump political whore to be stoke himself some rural populism with an election of the horizon.
suicide_circus wrote: » jam_mac_jam wrote: » indeed but focusing on the times with most deaths. i have only ever seen checkpoints in the mornings.
jam_mac_jam wrote: » indeed but focusing on the times with most deaths. i have only ever seen checkpoints in the mornings.
jam_mac_jam wrote: » https://www.drinkdriversdestroylives.ie/the-morning-after-what-happens/ Which proves my point that they should check at all times
suicide_circus wrote: » jam_mac_jam wrote: » mynamejeff wrote: » https://www.drinkdriversdestroylives.ie/the-morning-after-what-happens/ Which proves my point that they should check at all times indeed but focusing on the times with most deaths. i have only ever seen checkpoints in the mornings. They don't focus on the mornings. I have seen then in the evening. The only time I have been in a car that was stopped was a Saturday afternoon about 6. People are being killed in the morning so they should also breathylise then
