ACT and Victorian police driving operation results
Posted on May 11, 2009 by by valerirojas
In an appalling outcome from a targeted breath-testing campaign conducted last weekend in Canberra, ACT Policing has found that 16 of the 42 drink-drivers apprehended during the operation have previous drink-driving convictions. The operation was conducted between Friday May 8th, and Sunday May 10th.
Some of the results included:
- Learner and Provisional plate drivers exceeding their compulsory .02 blood alcohol limit by more than 10 times.
- A 35-year-old male with a provisional licence, recorded a blood alcohol level of .232. He was involved in a collision in Kambah.
- In another incident, a 21-year-old male learner driver recorded a blood alcohol level of .207 on Ginninderra Drive after a collision.
This tells us that there are motorists within our community who have no fear about being caught drink-driving. They simply don’t care. A/Commander Colbran said.
Also in Victoria, Melbourne, more than 80 drivers were booked during an operation targeting seatbelt, red light and mobile phone offences in the CBD on Friday 8th.
During the operations 76 or out 80 drivers were caught using their mobile phones. Four drivers were booked for not wearing a seatbelt. Two were also caught for driving unregistered vehicles.
A simple message was sent to the community “pull over when using your phone and wear a seatbelt.”
“It is concerning that so many people insist on driving while using their phone. There is no excuse for this and motorists must learn that even holding the phone while using the speakerphone is against the law.” A/Sergeant Melinda Bailey-Taylor said.
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I was one of the ones breath tested on saturday night….and usually they pull over 3-4 at once and the rest just drive through, but about 10pm on ginninderra drive, they pulled over EVERY car, was there for a good 5 mins waiting before i was even tested.
“This tells us that there are motorists within our community who have no fear about being caught drink-driving. They simply don’t care. A/Commander Colbran said”
I dont think thats the case, its more a case of ‘since theyre hardly ever out breath testing, theres little chance ill get caught’ and thats from my own observations of how little/few times i even SEE a cop car in belconnen :\
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.232??? it appears that .3 is death possible, according to wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcohol_content
for .232:
0.21–0.29 Stupor / Loss of Understanding /Impaired Sensations
Severe Motor Impairment / Loss of Consciousness & Memory / Blackout
amazing that an L Plater would be this high. oh, well, they can discover the pluses of buses.
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He was 35. He had a Provisional license (that’s P plates, not L’s, but the theory stands).
Nuff said?
L
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no. L, if you were out and about, and had a few, to the point where it took 4 or 5 goes to open the car door, would you drive? seriously, if you can’t function too well, why would you get behind the wheel? These idiots need some sort of tough love. Unfortunately, the ACT judiciary just slaps them on the wrists, fines them and takes way their licence. Give them a month in gaol. take away their freedom and learn em.
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all drivers, P & l platers should have zero alcohol…
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Peter, that was more or less my point. If he’s 35 and on his P’s it means he’s either slack (it’s possible), or he’s lost his licence a few times in the interim.
Qld (at least when I was there) had 0 BAC for L and P platers. I do believe the 0.02 BAC in NSW is to account for things like cough medicine. My understanding is that 0.02 is less than a standard drink an hour ago.
L
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