New drink drive limit faces delay

[Posted: Fri 06/11/2009]

The proposed new drink-driving limits may not be introduced before mid-2011 because the equipment used to test breath samples from drivers must be replaced.

Dr Denis Cusack of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, speaking on RTE's Morning Ireland today, explained that the equipment used at the moment was ten years old and was reaching a stage where it needed to be replaced.

He said that recalibrating the current equipment to incorporate the proposed new drink driving levels would take eight to nine months.

A decision has now been taken to purchase new equipment which will include safeguards required under the Constitution and this equipment will be in place in 2011.

See also 'Public divided on drink-drive limit'

 

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