DRINK DRIVING IS NOT A HUGE PROBLEM IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN

IRELAND

Culture Facts

• Large Drinking Culture In Ireland

• 1/3 People Would Have 5+ Drinks In A Session

• Small Rural Villages (Pop.>2000) Often Have More Than One Pub

• Recent Court Case In Ireland: Travelling With A Drink Driver You Know Has Drunk Makes You 40% Liable For Damages

Measures To Stop It

• Random Breath Testing

• Penalty Point System

• TV Campaign

BUT…• TV Campaign Is Ineffective – Shown

During “Prime Times” – Aimed Wrong Age Group

• People Avoid Checkpoints By Parking Car Beyond Checkpoints

• Policing Small Rural Roads Impossible• HSE Say Our Limit Is Too High• Attitude Problem – People Were Outraged

At Random Breath Testing - They Could Not Break The Law

Conclusions

• Still A Major Problem

• Need Change In Attitude

• Need Change In Campaigns – Something Different Required e.g Cinema

• Not A Problem For Young People But Will Pass On From The Older Generation

• Public Transport Needed In Rural Areas

THANK YOU

GO RAIBH MILE MAITH AGAT

много благодаряMUCHOS GRACIAS

DIOLCH YN FAWR IAWNGRAZIE MILLE