Yeah, car accidents...out of the roughly 10 deaths that have been close to me, something close to 70% have been car accidents. Reminds me to have another word with my youngest...who saws at the wheel going down the local hill.
It's not even that far from me, that bridge and the large trees near it have claimed so many lives over the years. Both still have the flowers and flags on them. Used to take the kids to nursery and school every day and would often go over it to give them butterfly tummies. It's far more hazardous coming from Penkridge than is the case in the other direction, not helped by the slight angle on the road.
It really ought to be narrowed and have Right of Way in one direction only like the bridge in Penkridge. The tree has a hefty scar to its bark.
Not sure it would work along that stretch of road as it's NSL road and reducing the limit won't work as the 40 zone before isn't really observed by many, I'm all for trees however it might it be beneficial to cut down those two trees at least if the bridge is misjudged there a better run off especially headed towards Penkridge.
if a zero drugs approach was applied to driving, then this would have more far reaching consequences than a zero alcohol regulation,the latter which I totally understand (although this isn't fully straightforward either). it would mean anyone who's had decades of taking painkillers due to chronic pain might as well just hand their licenses in. It would be fairer to add a "mitigating circumstances" tolerance to this if it were to run.
Drugs has always been zero tolerance it? It's just the swab tests don't detect certain drugs only a blood test would reveal what is in your system? Lifted from a quick google: It's illegal in England, Scotland and Wales to drive with legal drugs in your body if it impairs your driving. It's an offence to drive if you have over the specified limits of certain drugs in your blood and you have not been prescribed them.
it's not as simple as that, no, and possibly shouldn't have posted publicly. you're right, it's partly what can and can't be detected, but opioids are opioids and above it's been stated as zero drugs so I'm replying to that.
You are right its super complicated. But as I said earlier the majority by far of drug drivers kill themselves, and 88% of road fatalities are not caused by alcohol or drugs, so lots of low hanging fruits to pick elsewhere perhaps?
To be straight, I dont drink and drive. I do drive the next day though, not after huge volumes! zero is a bit risky imo. Mouthwash would be enough to get you in trouble. Over zealous imo. I am waiting to be shot down, but honestly dont think zero is reasonable.
I feel sure of that most of us on here are of an age where we knew someone who we worried about on the Monday morning driving to work, and I myself didn't feel guilty with that knowledge because even when you told them of the risk, and tried to get them to change, some of them were still going to go down that avenue (npi) come Hell or Highwater sadly.
Agreed. I know someone who was done for 3 times over the limit the next day…in the afternoon. And rightly, they got done. Not sure where it fits with a zero policy though. Is anyone trying to say drivers are intoxicated with alcohol impaired abilities with micro quantities? It doesnt seem reasonable.
As a side note. My near seven years in rural France has been an eye opener. Drink driving is normal. Expats who start out as, no drink and car, quickly get drawn in. It is like stepping back in time..
there ought to be leniency with some situations, must be a minority I'm talking about here but I remember reading how some people convert fairly ordinary food into having an alcoholic content in their stomach, so they would get a raw deal from that point of view.
I reckon drink driving in England has rocketed in recent years. How often do you see patrol cars lurking about? When was the last time you were routinely pulled? Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be a different story (better per capita funding), I certainly see more police presence in Scotland for example.
IMO, the number of actual prosecutions on scratch the surface of the true number of people driving under the influence. I’m not sure if it is still the case, there was one country, probably Sweden, where the driver had to breathe into an intoximetre before the car would start. Sadly, no matter what the rules are, there will always be the chancers who have no regard for other drivers, riders and pedestrians. Where I live, there’s more chance of getting pulled by a MoD Plod getting off on pretending to be a Police Officer than there is of seeing a genuine traffic officer. Andy
yes, I would like to know this experience if you have Andy. As you know, I have related in these pages that I was last year, and so very lucky as a result.
