Stiff penalties alone won't stop drink driving, say experts

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They call for education campaigns and research that would guide policy making. FMTNews DrinkDriving Alcohol Fines RoadTransportAct DUI

Police test the blood alcohol level of a driver at a roadblock in Kuala Lumpur.

Law, noting that most drink driving offenders caught so far were Chinese, called for an approach that targets the community. “It was a must during the old days, but after years of reports on how harmful the delicacy is for the species, we have changed our mindset,” he said. “Why don’t we try the same method to curb excessive drinking at such occasions?”

Goonting, a former research fellow at the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, called for a campaign to make drink driving unfashionable. Citing research done abroad, she spoke of predictors to the discouragement of drink driving, saying these included arrest and punishment and association with people who are against drink driving.

 

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