Drinkdriversdestroylives.ie Website Review

any alcohol impairs driving and increases the risk of a collision. this is not an opinion it’s a scientific fact.. drink drivers detected at lower alcohol levels to lose licence. under the road traffic (amendment) act 2018, drink drivers detected with a blood alcohol concentration between 50mg and 80mg will be disqualified from driving for three months and fined €200. mandatory disqualification for drink driving offences between 50mg and 80mg, the main provision of the act, is effective from friday 26 the new penalties will be dealt with by an garda síochána by way of an administrative penalty and the driver will not be required to make this legislation does not change the legal limits for drink driving, rather increases the penalties so that drink drivers will now lose their licence for three months at lower drink driving levels. this is necessary to change the behaviour of the small group of people who continue to drink and drive. from friday 26 october 2018, drivers (other than a learner, novice or professional driver) detected by a member of an garda siochana with between 50 milligrammes and 80 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, 107 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine, or 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, shall be disqualified from holding a driving licence for a period of 3 the signing into law of the road traffic amendment act 2018 by the president in july 2018 marked another momentous milestone on our tough laws to police and deter killer behaviours like drink driving require societal consensus and acceptance to make a difference. the pas*age of the road traffic (amendment) bill through the dail mobilised people from across the political spectrum, representative and victims’ groups, companies and organisations, and most importantly, the public at large, all resolute in their support of alcohol is a factor in 38% of fatal crashes, and any amount of it impairs driving and increases the risk of a collision. this is not an