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Amnesia10
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10243980.stmI am surprised they did not recommend going even lower to 35mg per 100ml of blood.
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l3v1ck
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Forget dropping the limit, they should do more to catch people who exceed the current one.
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HeatherKay
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+1 Zero tolerance in my book. Had a drink? Don't drive. End of. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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Amnesia10
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I have a one clear day between drinking and driving rule. It means that I have never failed a breath test. In Norway they get motorists the following morning still over the limit. I am fin favour of a much lower limit but lets see them actually enforce it.
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big_D
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adidan
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Yup. People have differnet physiological reactions to alcholol so I'm not entirely sure how an arbitrary measurement is useful.
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l3v1ck
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They need to clamp down hand held phone users too. I see that several times a day. Studies have shown (both government and Myth Buster) that that's just as dangerous as drink driving.
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AlunD
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How about spending all that extra time and effort on catching criminals who break into people homes, mug , attack, murder or rape people, surely those a slightly higher priorities? 
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belchingmatt
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Not so easy to hit your targets with though, detection work is required.
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AlunD
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Granted but actually bring a greater benefit to the population.
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adidan
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How about scrapping all CCTV that has no significant effect on crime prevention and spend that money on PCs who can go back on the beat and act as prevention as well as being able to respond to crime actively, rather than passively like a camera?
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Amnesia10
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I think that we all want actual police on the streets doing actual crime detection and prevention. Though considering how few police cars I see on the roads nowadays they could have a zero limit and they will still not reduce the numbers driving illegally. They should also be going for those who use their mobiles on the road.
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AlunD
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