Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 CNA reported : Some 1,800 arrested for drink-driving in H1 Posted: 15 August 2012 1820 hrs SINGAPORE: The number of people arrested for drink-driving in the first six months of this year has gone up. Some 1,800 drivers were arrested compared to about 1,700 arrested in the same period last year. In its latest clampdown on drink-driving early Wednesday morning, the Traffic Police arrested 19 motorists. The 17 male and two female drivers who failed the breathalyser test were between 23 and 69 years old. The three-hour anti-drink-driving operation was conducted at locations such as Balestier Road, Clemenceau Avenue, Sims Avenue and Outram Road. Motorists convicted of drink-driving will be disqualified from driving for at least 12 months. They will lose their driving licence and have to retake the theory and practical driving tests in order to obtain their driving licence again. In addition, first-time offenders can be fined between S$1,000 and S$5,000, or jailed up to six months. Repeat offenders may be punished with a maximum fine of S$30,000 and a mandatory jail term of up to three years. They may also receive up to six strokes of the cane if they should cause serious injury or death. - CNA/cc Look like the Law or Charges against Drink Driving are not deterent enough to prevent many from driving after drinking session... Instead of incidents going down with so many spot checkes by TP, it actually went up in 1st half of the year. Do away with the 1 year suspension of driving licence, make it 3 years ... .. This might deter them.... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mllcg 3rd Gear August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 CNA reported : Some 1,800 arrested for drink-driving in H1 Posted: 15 August 2012 1820 hrs SINGAPORE: The number of people arrested for drink-driving in the first six months of this year has gone up. Some 1,800 drivers were arrested compared to about 1,700 arrested in the same period last year. In its latest clampdown on drink-driving early Wednesday morning, the Traffic Police arrested 19 motorists. The 17 male and two female drivers who failed the breathalyser test were between 23 and 69 years old. The three-hour anti-drink-driving operation was conducted at locations such as Balestier Road, Clemenceau Avenue, Sims Avenue and Outram Road. Motorists convicted of drink-driving will be disqualified from driving for at least 12 months. They will lose their driving licence and have to retake the theory and practical driving tests in order to obtain their driving licence again. In addition, first-time offenders can be fined between S$1,000 and S$5,000, or jailed up to six months. Repeat offenders may be punished with a maximum fine of S$30,000 and a mandatory jail term of up to three years. They may also receive up to six strokes of the cane if they should cause serious injury or death. - CNA/cc Look like the Law or Charges against Drink Driving are not deterent enough to prevent many from driving after drinking session... Instead of incidents going down with so many spot checkes by TP, it actually went up in 1st half of the year. Do away with the 1 year suspension of driving licence, make it 3 years ... .. This might deter them.... might as well follow USA style right? drink drive=impound Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_kkh 1st Gear August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 (edited) should ban from driving for good , period! mobile phone users should get same punishment Edited August 16, 2012 by Tom_kkh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafansu Turbocharged August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 why not drink drinking = cannot buy coe for twenty years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 CNA reported : Some 1,800 arrested for drink-driving in H1 Posted: 15 August 2012 1820 hrs SINGAPORE: The number of people arrested for drink-driving in the first six months of this year has gone up. Some 1,800 drivers were arrested compared to about 1,700 arrested in the same period last year. In its latest clampdown on drink-driving early Wednesday morning, the Traffic Police arrested 19 motorists. The 17 male and two female drivers who failed the breathalyser test were between 23 and 69 years old. The three-hour anti-drink-driving operation was conducted at locations such as Balestier Road, Clemenceau Avenue, Sims Avenue and Outram Road. Motorists convicted of drink-driving will be disqualified from driving for at least 12 months. They will lose their driving licence and have to retake the theory and practical driving tests in order to obtain their driving licence again. In addition, first-time offenders can be fined between S$1,000 and S$5,000, or jailed up to six months. Repeat offenders may be punished with a maximum fine of S$30,000 and a mandatory jail term of up to three years. They may also receive up to six strokes of the cane if they should cause serious injury or death. - CNA/cc Look like the Law or Charges against Drink Driving are not deterent enough to prevent many from driving after drinking session... Instead of incidents going down with so many spot checkes by TP, it actually went up in 1st half of the year. Do away with the 1 year suspension of driving licence, make it 3 years ... .. This might deter them.... ban also no use, people also just drive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic August 16, 2012 Author Share August 16, 2012 should ban from driving for good , period! mobile phone users should get same punishment 3 yrs ban will be a good lesson learnt. If caught driving under suspension, then 20 yrs.... and if the driver keep driving under suspension, include the jail term . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robo 2nd Gear August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 well.. now i work in a Jap co. everyone here are drinkers but company has a policy that should we be caught drink driving be it for work or pleasure local or overseas, it will be a termination Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic August 16, 2012 Author Share August 16, 2012 ban also no use, people also just drive Announce on press the name of those suspended.. If friends saw him driving, they might not report him but if it is his enemy, good luck to him .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 Driving ban/suspension are quite pointless without 24/7 enforcement. They still have the ability to drive as long as they get their hands on a car which can belong to someone else. The best is lockup for a year or two. Show no mercy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_kkh 1st Gear August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 3 yrs ban will be a good lesson learnt. If caught driving under suspension, then 20 yrs.... and if the driver keep driving under suspension, include the jail term . i tell u some ppl just don learn. i know someone who drink and drive. banned for a year. During his no license days, he still drives but only in the day as he is in sales, he cant do without a car. After he reinstated his licence, he drink driving again, banned for 3 years i think. during his no licence days, he still drives in the day as usual. One night, he went drinking! and was caught at a police stop... Went to 1 years jail, banned from driving, not sure how long. Released from jail 4 years ago and now he is still in sales, i think he is still driving without licence . never contacted him for ages, heard from friend. but he was quite proud of his jail term though. met him 2 years ago and he did mentioned it himself... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 i tell u some ppl just don learn. i know someone who drink and drive. banned for a year. During his no license days, he still drives but only in the day as he is in sales, he cant do without a car. After he reinstated his licence, he drink driving again, banned for 3 years i think. during his no licence days, he still drives in the day as usual. One night, he went drinking! and was caught at a police stop... Went to 1 years jail, banned from driving, not sure how long. Released from jail 4 years ago and now he is still in sales, i think he is still driving without licence . never contacted him for ages, heard from friend. but he was quite proud of his jail term though. met him 2 years ago and he did mentioned it himself... Screw loose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 might as well follow USA style right? drink drive=impound yah best! just cheong gong the car!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mllcg 3rd Gear August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 People are just lazy or too cheap to leave car at home and take taxi. To save $20, risk own and other people's lives.. wu hua boh ?? thats what i do. lol take bus to drink and NR to home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet 3rd Gear August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 I do drive to drink. I prefer the convenience and comfort of driving my own car. But after drinking I will get those car valet services to drive me and my car back. quite worth it in my opinion. Its just slightly more then taking cab to and fro. some more if your friends stay around your place can send them back also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedbs Turbocharged August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 (edited) how about if caught, confiscate the car + driving ban + fine? And if caught driving without license, confiscate that car also even if it doesn't belong to him? Edited August 16, 2012 by Icedbs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_kkh 1st Gear August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 (edited) Screw loose he is not the only one that the screw is loose. i happens to know another idiot with almost the same story. went to jail too and he even told me its minor "crime" within 5 years don commit any offence, they will "delete" the record, future employer wont know.... Edited August 16, 2012 by Tom_kkh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic August 16, 2012 Author Share August 16, 2012 he is not the only one that the screw is loose. i happens to know another idiot with almost the same story. went to jail too and he even told me its minor "crime" within 5 years don commit any offence, they will "delete" the record, future employer wont know.... ha..ha... tell him that the record(s) he had accumulated will be cleared on the day his family member surrender his NRIC to any police post/station in exchange for the Death Certificate ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxcvb Turbocharged August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 Ban from driving?? I say again, there are many people out there driving without license. Fact. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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