People 'still ignoring drink drive warnings', police
BBCPeople must think about the consequences of drinking and driving this Christmas, the police and Health improvement Commission (HIC) have warned.
Police inspector Asa Flatres of the Roads Policing Unit said it was "ludicrous" an anti-drink drive campaign had to be launched each year because "people still choose to get behind the wheel of the car while under the influence of alcohol".
HIC substance use lead Andrea Nightingale said there was an "adequate amount of ways to get home" from celebrations without resorting to driving.
"Everyone has to take that responsibility to ensure that they know how they're going to get home," she said.
Ms Nightingale added: "We want to keep our roads safe and we want to make sure that the message is getting across to motorists who don't often take responsibility when they're going out and drinking and driving."
Messages about the dangers of drink driving have been displayed on buses and some taxis.
David Willcocks, director of Lambourne Taxis, said he had a "zero tolerance" for drink-driving and encouraged people to call a cab.
"We'd sooner have drunk people in our cars than behind anyone else's wheel driving themselves," he said.
'Endless consequences'
Police inspector Asa Flatres of the Roads Policing Unit said there had been three crashes caused by drink drivers in recent months at Ruette Braye, outside Beau Sejour and Le Villocq.
"We get a huge volume of calls from members of the public to report concerns of standard of driving which often leads to drink-drive arrests," he said.
He said there were "endless consequences" for people who drove under the influence of alcohol which was an "absolutely colossal" risk to other road users.
The campaign is supported by the charity Smile for Georgie, which was set up in memory of Georgie Le Prevost who died in a car accident in 2017 aged 25.
Her mother Jenny Le Prevost said if the charity's involvement encouraged even one person to make a safer choice, then it was worthwhile.
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