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A DAMAGING ERROR IN AUSTRALIAN DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Author(s) -
Milner Gerald
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb104307.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , media studies , sociology , computer science
RECTAL FOREIGN BODY OF RECORD LENGTH? A CASE OF QUINSY , Milner, G., Drugs and Driving. Karger, Basle, 1972. being the main factor in the equation. Drunken drivers characteristically have blood alcohol levels of 0.15%, so arguments about low levels like 0.05% are not relevant to the road toll problem, especially as 0.08% is the "Breathalyzer" level for all States except Victoria (and even in Victoria it is rare for a driver to be charged with a blood alcohol level below 0.08%). It is time for Australians to stop driving after drinking. The "Breathalyzer" level should be lowered to 0.03%. This would force people to avoid drinking any significant amount before driving, while preventing anyone from being wrongly punished because of instrument error (as could happen with "zero-reading Breathalyzer" legislation).