Festive drink driving clamp down

2011-12-06

THE POLICE will be stepping alcohol tests until the end of December to discourage drunk driving over the holiday season.

Since 2007, drunk driving has been the single biggest cause of deaths in road accidents. In 2010 alone, 26 of the 60 drivers who lost their lives were over the alcohol limit. 

Back in October the head of traffic police Demetris Demetriou said the police charge 150 drunk drivers on any weekend with over 7,000 drunk drivers charged by the last trimester of the year. 

Driving under the influence of alcohol encourages speeding and results in more people failing to put a seat belt or helmet on, the police said. 

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