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Cameras seem to be more effective because of the associated fines While speed cameras are widely accepted as a deterrent to speeding, the use of breathalysers to curb drink-driving has yet to be regarded in the same manner, insurers believe. In a Talking Point in Times of Malta, the head of the Malta Insurance Association, […]

Gearing Up Against Drink/Drug Driving – Proposals For Safer Roads Kindly click  here to view the power point presentation by Prof Richard Muscat

Gearing Up Against Drink/Drug Driving – Proposals For Safer Roads Kindly click here  to view the power point presentation by Mr Brett Harmann

Gearing Up Against Drink/Drug Driving – Proposals For Safer Roads Kindly click here to view the power point presentation by Dr Paul Cachia

Gearing Up Against Drink/Drug Driving – Proposals For Safer Roads Kindly click here  to view the power point presentation by Mr Frank Mutze

Gearing Up Against Drink/Drug Driving – Proposals For Safer Roads Kindly click here  to view the power point presentation by Madame Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera

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As things stand police can only administer a test if they have a reasonable suspicion that a driver is over the legal alcohol limit The police should be able to administer random breathalyser tests to drivers, without the need for there to be a reasonable suspicion that a driver is over the limit, the Malta […]

Madam Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera lamented on Friday on how few breathalyser tests are taken in comparison with the amount of accidents that happen on Malta’s roads. Speaking at a conference on drink driving organised by the Malta Insurance Association, Scerri Herrera noted that there were a total of 3,742 accidents in 2018, 18 of […]

Tests taken ‘too late’ Traffic police tasked with conducting breathalyser tests on those suspected of driving under the influence of drink need more training to know when they can test drivers, a judge said on Friday. Speaking at a conference on drink-driving on Friday, organised by the Malta Insurance Association, Madam Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera […]