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ROAD SAFETY * UK & Australia
* Tough new measures to tackle drink drivers
London,EN,UK -HGV UK -November 26, 2012: -- A package of tough measures to crack down on drink drivers has been unveiled by Road Safety Minister, Stephen Hammond... Included in the proposals are plans to remove the statutory right to a replacement blood or urine test where a breath test reading is above and close to the legal limit, closing the loophole which allows those testing positive in breath to sober up while they wait for a blood or urine sample to be taken... The government also intends to legislate to allow police the option not to perform a preliminary breath test where roadside evidential breath tests are carried out following the rollout of roadside evidential breath testing devices and give registered health care professionals greater roles in testing drink drivers – both of which options would speed up the enforcement process and deal with more drink drivers...
* Australia - Union seeks safeguards, feedback on black boxes
Sydney,NSW,Australia -ATN, by Brad Gardner -November 29, 2012: -- The Transport Workers Union (TWU) will gauge member support for black boxes in trucks, but has already declared the devices must not be used to target drivers... Speaking in the wake of Lindsay Fox announcing his campaign to have black boxes installed in all trucks, TWU National Secretary, Tony Sheldon, says they can potentially play an important part in road safety if used to hold clients accountable... He says the technology should be employed when conducting a safety assessment, with legal restrictions imposed to only allow for the use of black boxes in the event of an emergency...
Labels: drivers' safety, road safety
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