Comments on drink driving
I was quoted by Metro Daily on May 22 in its front page headline article 私家車撞的士兩死 男子涉醉駕 about a tragic drunk driving case that happened at dawn of May 21 in Homantin. Two people in a taxi that was hit by a car driven by a drunk driver died. I was quoted as saying:
交通諮詢委員會委員莫乃光表示，交諮會過去不時討論司機酒後駕駛的問題，並檢討相關法例，但他認為現行法例有足夠的阻嚇力。
他又指，司機酒後駕駛，主要是司機態度不正確和缺乏對法例的認識，與法例不足或警方執法不力無關；因此除了執法外，也要加強公眾教育和宣傳，才能減少問題。
In fact, what I meant was we should not judge the effectiveness of the law based on one single case, however tragic it may be. The current legislation is not ineffective, but sentencing by the court is somehow rather lax. The police in my opinions has been doing what they can do under the power given to them by law. But they can do more monitoring at locations near bar districts, and the parking garages near those areas.
However, I am hesitant about giving the police random rights to stop and test people to test, because I am concerned about excessive police power, which may lead to abuse or ver possibly cases of dusputes between drivers and police.
Education and public awareness can also be reinforced, as the present public messages lack punches. More blood and gore please.
posted by Charles Mok @ 10:59 AM
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