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DRINK DRIVING IS NOT A HUGE PROBLEM IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN IRELAND

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

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DRINK DRIVING IS NOT A HUGE PROBLEM IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN IRELAND

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  1. DRINK DRIVING IS NOT A HUGE PROBLEM IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN IRELAND

  2. 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

  3. Measures To Stop It • Random Breath Testing • Penalty Point System • TV Campaign

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. THANK YOUGO RAIBH MILE MAITH AGATмного благодаряMUCHOS GRACIASDIOLCH YN FAWR IAWNGRAZIE MILLE

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