Wrong-way drink driver shown in Traffic Wales video

Traffic Wales has issued a video showing a driver three times over the limit driving the wrong way along the A55. In a tweet just before Christmas, the video showed the driver going west very slowly towards oncoming traffic in the outside lane of the eastbound carriageway. The post describes the “terrifying reality of drink […]
Drivers tell RAC they want tougher sentences for drink-drivers

New research by the RAC suggests tougher sentences are the most popular solution among motorists for tackling drink-driving. Four-in-10 motorists (38%) believe harsher sentences are the answer to curbing instances of drink-driving which were responsible for the deaths of some 300 people in 2022. Drivers questioned for the RAC Report on Motoring 2024 were able […]
Acusensus boss says initial automated impaired driving identification trial “encouraging”

The UK General Manager of road safety technology company Acusensus has hailed the initial results from a trial of technology to detect road use and behaviour consistent with drivers who may be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Devon and Cornwall Police is trialling the technology over the Christmas period. It uses AI-powered cameras […]
Discussing self enforcement and company obligations around drinking for work on this week’s Highways Voices

Today on Highways Voices you will discover why self-enforcement plays a vital role in the battle for better road safety. We hear from the founder of Alcosense, Hunter Abbott, who explains why, even when you’re under the alcohol limit, if you’ve had any drink at all you’re many times more likely to be in a […]
Police Scotland launch summer crackdown on drink and drug driving

Starting today, Police Scotland officers will be taking part in a “summer blitz” over a fortnight to ensure that drivers are obeying the law. The latest figures show that the number of motorists caught driving under the influence (DUI) has increased by more than 10% over the past decade. The most recent Recorded Crime in […]
Drink driver disqualified for falling asleep on dual carriageway

A drink driver has been banned for three and a half years for falling asleep on a dual carriageway in Huntingdonshire Police were on patrol at about 4.15am on 28 January when they came across Emmanuel Osei asleep in his Mercedes C220 on the A1307 at Godmanchester. The officers initially thought the vehicle had broken […]
Scottish police catch as many drug drivers as drink drivers thanks to new kits

Traffic police in Scotland say they are now catching as many drug drivers as drink drivers on the country’s roads thanks to new test kits which detect cannabis and cocaine. Police Scotland told the Scotland on Sunday Newspaper that up to 50 motorists a week are being found to have taken the drugs, which has […]
Tougher Scottish drink drive laws “make no difference” – report

A new report is suggesting stricter drink drive limit in Scotland has had “no effect” in reducing accidents. Scottish newspaper the Daily Record reports that researchers at the Universities of Bath and Essex found no change across all types of accidents involving alcohol as a result of a stricter limit of 50mg per 100ml, with […]
Government urged to mandate alcolocks in fight against drink-driving

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, PACTS, is urging the Government to introduce alcohol interlocks , known as “alcolocks”, as soon as possible for drivers convicted of drink driving. In a new report, it says this would reduce the high level of reoffending and cut the number of deaths and injuries that result. Alcohol […]