Hard times are just around, the comer for the drinking driver. Harder and heavier than it's ever been This holiday period we’ll be checking before. We’re coming down on the every car we possibly can — we’ll be drinking driver like a ton of bricks — looking for unroadworthy cars, and because we've been given the extra while we’re about it, unroadworthy weight to do just that. drivers. If there’s any reason to The new blitz penalties for drinking suspect drink — out comes the bag. driving are very heavy: You'll find limited licences are Heavier maximum fine: $1,500.00 — becoming a thing of the past. If your for just driving under the influence. If job depends on your car —- you can't you hurt someone in an accident and afford to have that extra drink, you’ve been drinking — you could be We’re not out to make friends of paying $4,000.00 over the counter. drinking drivers — we’re out to save The legal limit is reduced. From lives. 100 to 80 mis. It’ll be 20% I rMB QUIZ IS On. easier to fail the test. w W We’re out to save lives. Wlb Brei -A*--. lBfeu - , 7 BB J BB& ■ ■ - '' -:67a fIMBBBBBHHBBBBHBBBBBHBBMBBBBMBMWHHBMm
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Press, 7 December 1978, Page 8
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