DRUNKEN DRIVING
Charges Held Too Few From the court section of the newspapers in Christchurch, it appeared that each week-end recently two persons were charged with drunken driving. What happened to the rest? asked the chairman of the Christchurch Metropolitan Road Safety Committee (Mr N. H. Rrowne). “We all know there are more than two persons incapable of driving a car any week-end. Why is such a small number charged in the courts? “Are the others getting off scot free?” asked Mr Rrowne. It was felt by several members that if the Government would introduce a positive test for drunkenness some improvement might be possible. Mr Rrowne said it would not be long until Christmas. If the committee could help in some small measure to prevent people getting killed, or drivers from having their licences cancelled for three years because of drunkenness, something would have been achieved. “Rut where do we start?” The district officer of the Transport Department in Christchurch (Mr D. L. Hogan) said he would be grateful for any assistance on the problem. The committee decided to defer the matter until its next meeting so that members could formulate their views.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31178, 30 September 1966, Page 16
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