tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post7215188557798283892..comments2024-03-08T14:35:24.649+00:00Comments on The Justice of the Peace Blog: DRINK DRIVING STATISTICS/YOU PAYS YOUR MONEY AND MAKES YOUR CHOICEThe Justice of the Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795957459681808206noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-84850420433034214522015-12-15T15:54:25.478+00:002015-12-15T15:54:25.478+00:00The Independent seems to have confused drink drivi...The Independent seems to have confused drink driving with drink/drug driving, viz:<br /><br />"Police Scotland figures for the first three months of this year show that officers recorded 1,337 offences relating to drink and drug driving – only a slight reduction in the 1,388 noted in the same period last year, before the lower limit was introduced."<br /><br />What they don't tell us is how many of those 'drink' drivers were actually under the influence of drugs, upon which the lower alcohol limit has no bearing whatsoever, so any like-for-like comparison with the previous year is meaningless.Jaguarnoreply@blogger.com