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I heard on the news yesterday that this May happen, Now i do not condone drink driving, however the thought that you would not be able to have a drink with your dinner when you go out for a meal or a beer or two at a mates at an afternoon BBQ and not being able to drive home is ludicrous.

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same here, dont drink if i am driving but on the odd occasion like out at dinner / bbq i may have a cold brew.. tbh i wouldnt really care as i dont drink too often, if i do drink its usually to excess, therefor would be so drunk i wouldn't even remember i had a car / license.

Sounds a bit too much like revenue raising.

Harsher penalties, sure, OR reduce it to 0.03 or 0.02l.

Complete intolerance is a bit too far. You could have a light beer with dinner and be done. Cough syrup and mouthwash will also get you caught.

I think doing this will work backwards. It'll be unfairly punishing the light drinkers. The heavy drinkers would have been done anyhow, just need more coppers doing RBTs. I've been driving for 9 years now and only had a single RBT.

Watch for the increase in alcohol sales and extra busy taxi drivers if/when that law comes in too.

But hey, safety isn't always the factor they're interested in. Its politics, they want to be out there and in the news. Also the government will do whatever they reckon will get them the more cash. Heard much about those studies proving that red-light cameras increase the number of accidents at intersections in the debates?

Sounds a bit too much like revenue raising.

Harsher penalties, sure, OR reduce it to 0.03 or 0.02l.

Complete intolerance is a bit too far. You could have a light beer with dinner and be done. Cough syrup and mouthwash will also get you caught.

I think doing this will work backwards. It'll be unfairly punishing the light drinkers. The heavy drinkers would have been done anyhow, just need more coppers doing RBTs. I've been driving for 9 years now and only had a single RBT.

Watch for the increase in alcohol sales and extra busy taxi drivers if/when that law comes in too.

But hey, safety isn't always the factor they're interested in. Its politics, they want to be out there and in the news. Also the government will do whatever they reckon will get them the more cash. Heard much about those studies proving that red-light cameras increase the number of accidents at intersections in the debates?

Yes I totally agree that this is just a money making scheme for the government. I think its a f#%king stupid idea and the person who thought of this law is a fool!! I myself am a responsible light drinker who enjoys a drink or two on a friday afternoon with the mates at work. It's more of a relaxation thing for myself as it helps me to unwind after a hectic week at work. I'm all for lowering the limit to .02 but .00 is just a joke!

Sounds a bit too much like revenue raising.

Harsher penalties, sure, OR reduce it to 0.03 or 0.02l.

Complete intolerance is a bit too far. You could have a light beer with dinner and be done. Cough syrup and mouthwash will also get you caught.

I think doing this will work backwards. It'll be unfairly punishing the light drinkers. The heavy drinkers would have been done anyhow, just need more coppers doing RBTs. I've been driving for 9 years now and only had a single RBT.

Watch for the increase in alcohol sales and extra busy taxi drivers if/when that law comes in too.

But hey, safety isn't always the factor they're interested in. Its politics, they want to be out there and in the news. Also the government will do whatever they reckon will get them the more cash. Heard much about those studies proving that red-light cameras increase the number of accidents at intersections in the debates?

I think its revenue raising as it is, if they genuinly didnt want people to drink and drive there would be 0 tolerance.

At the moment there is a margin of going over the limit but if the limit was 0 I think there would be less cases of drink driving as you know if you get pulled up and youve got grog in you your farked.

that sucks in the ass... the amount of times i've alredly almost lost my licence the next mornen after drinking

the ones that get caught over the limiter at around 3-5 times over rely ruin it for everyone else that has 1 or 2

fingers crossed!

Seriously such a wet blanket, just because you don't like to have a drink with your meal doesn't mean other people don't to. Its not all about getting smashed, I don't want to loose my license because i had a beer.

Seriously you should worry more about your vagina then this.

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