Americans favour alcohol tests
Increasing numbers of Americans are coming round to the conclusion that drinking and driving do not mix.
, In a survey conducted by the American All-industry Research Advisory Council, 51 per cent of the people questioned approved of police roadblocks to give drivers alcohol tests. This was a 6 per cent increase on the result in a similar survey a year ago. When the word “roadblock” was dropped from the question, 61 per cent of those surveyed approved of
the tests. Only 9 per cent professed themselves in favour of prison sentences for drunken drivers ' with no
previous record, but 51 per cent favoured prison sentences for drunken drivers who had accidents involving injury. The survey showed that 22 per cent favoured suspending the licence of a drinking driver who caused injury, 19 per cent were in favour of restricting driving privileges to travel to and from work and 3 per cent favoured fines.
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