Latest News from the World of Breathalyzers
Breath Tests set to Double this December
Wednesday, November 30, 2022Drivers are being warned their chances of a breathalyser test are about to double. In December last year, Police in England and Wales stopped 37,067 motorists on suspicion of drink driving - more ...
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Drink drive deaths double in Scotland
Friday, October 28, 2022
The number of drink drive deaths on Scotland’s roads has doubled in the last ten years. A report from Transport Scotland shows there were 20 fatalities in 2020 (the latest year for whic ...
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How to use a breathalyzer
Thursday, October 13, 2022
How alcohol is processedWhen you drink, alcohol is absorbed into the blood stream through your mouth and throat but mostly through the stomach and small intestine. The more you drink, the more a ...
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Increase in Breath Testing by PSNI
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Figures released today show that 33,482 roadside breath tests were carried out by PSNI in 2021. Whilst this is an increase of 16% compared with 2020, tests were down significantly that year due to the ...
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Drunk drivers cause 15% of road deaths
Thursday, February 24, 2022
The number of fatalities in road accidents where the driver was over the drink drive limit decreased slightly in 2020 to 220 - down from 230 the previous year.
However, the overall number o ...
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Driving under the influence increased by 23%
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Driving under the influence (DUI) has increased by a shocking 23% compared with last year, according to the latest report from the Scottish government.Recorded Crime in Scotland figures publishe ...
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Drink Drive Deaths and Serious Injuries Rise
Thursday, August 26, 2021
A Government report published today shows that 230 people were killed on Britain’s roads in 2019 where the motorist was over the drink drive limit.
The number of killed or s ...
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One million women have driven under the influence
Monday, August 23, 2021
A common myth is that drink driving is a male problem. But in a study by the Office for National Statistics, nearly five per cent of women reported driving whilst over the legal alcohol limit at least ...
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Breath Tests Down But Road Deaths Up
Friday, October 25, 2019
Just 320,988 breath tests were carried out in England and Wales last year, according to the annual Police Powers and Procedures Report, published today.
This is a fall of 2% over 2017 a ...
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Drink-drive deaths rise to eight-year high
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
A Government report published today (28 August 2019)* shows that the number of people killed in road accidents where the motorist was over the drink drive limit has risen 25% in two years ...
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