Leicestershire Police are urging people to look out for each other and “make drink driving unacceptable in your family".
Police are calling for families to look after each other by agreeing that drinking and driving is unacceptable. The total number of people arrested has risen to 27 since the beginning of the campaign following positive breath and field impairment drug tests on drivers on the roads of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Speaking on the Leicestershire Police website, Chief Inspector Nick Glynn said: “Sadly there’s still a hard core of drinkers who insist on taking a risk with their own and other people’s lives. We all can do our bit to keep the roads safe through the summer and talk to the people who are closest to us to underline that drinking and driving is dangerous and unacceptable.
He also added, “We want everybody to enjoy themselves, support England through the World Cup, and ensure that if they’re having a drink, they make the right choices to get home by public transport, taxi or designated driver.”
The Leicestershire Road Safety Partnership campaign runs from June 1, 2010 until Wednesday June 30, 2010. The Partnership is requesting that communities keep their eyes and ears open this summer, appealing to them to make a note of the registration plate and the direction of travel and call the police on 0116 222 2222 if they see a person who appears to be drunk, leave a premises and then enter a vehicle to drive away.
Please support the Leicestershire police and their targets and hopefully we can make Leicester roads safer.
For more information visit: www.leics.police.uk
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment