As we edge closer to Christmas the growing frequency of end-of-year parties and Christmas shows combined with the seemingly endless glut of newly opened summer bars mean that statistically more of us are likely to act like gooses and try to drive home when we really definitely shouldn’t.
Now SA Police have stepped up their RBT game with a plan to bring “pop up” breath testing units to the streets of the Adelaide. The initiative was trialed back in November, with 2495 drivers tested over three hours – and two found to be over the limit.
“While every police officer across the state can – and does – breath test motorists, tomorrow there will be major testing operations conducted in every Local Service Area across metropolitan Adelaide,” Superintendent Anthony Fioravanti of the Traffic Support Branch said.
The imaginatively titled ‘Operation Deter Drink Driving’ will primarily target lunch time drink-driving. “If you’re having a drink at lunch time, make alternative transport arrangements – don’t think you can evade police,” he said.
While admittedly these measures sound quite similar to how regular Random Breath Testing units tend to operate, the emphasis on central, visible locations will hopefully cause revellers to be vigiliant and diligent about the alcohol consumption of themselves and their mates over the break.
It remains to be seen what effect the new operation will have on good old fashioned bricks and mortar Police Stations. Or whether SA Police have recruited a wave of uber-hip moustached officers for the job like their UK counterparts:
Or the bespectacled, Thurston Moore-channelling US version:
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At any rate, stay safe on the roads people!
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