DRINK-DRIVING CASES PART 1

The author reports on actual drink-driving cases, cross-referencing them to the provisions of the Road Traffic Act 1972, Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8. Details are given of the interpretation of the compliance with the manufacturers instructions on the storage and use of the breath test equipment. Decisions regarding the definition of "drink or drugs", "attempting to drive", "in charge" and a "public place". The probability of a person not driving while unfit is examined; it must be shown that there was no likelihood of that person driving. A car park of a public house may be a public place during the time it is open to the public and a private place at other times; it is necessary to show that the public have access to it. A constable making a breath test needs to be in uniform, but the test itself has no set pattern to be used and there is no obligation to inform the driver of the reason for the request to provide a specimen of breath. Persons not passing the breath test may not be arrested while a patient at a hospital. For abstracts of parts 2, 3 and 4 see TRIS 368768-368770. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Police Review Publishing Company, Limited

  14 St Cross Street
  London EC1N 8FE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Revill, G
• Publication Date: 1982-6-25

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1227-34
• Serial:
  • POLICE REVIEW
  • Volume: 90
  • Issue Number: 4663
  • Publisher: POLICE REVIEW PUBLISHING CO LTD
  • ISSN: 0309-1414

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Arrests; Crimes; Drugs; Drunk driving; Intoxication; Law enforcement; Legal documents; Legal factors; Legislation; Police; Samples; Traffic law enforcement
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1542: Alcohol test; 2242: Drugs; 2231: Drunkenness; 1534: Enforcement (law); 1556: Legislation; 1516: Offence; 1522: Police; 6251: Sample (mater); 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00368767
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM