Mandatory scheme to lock out repeat drink drivers
Source: South Australia. Road Safety Minister. Media Release.
"The Rann Government is introducing legislation in Parliament this week aimed at taking some of the most irresponsible and potentially deadly drivers off our roads. Road Safety Minister, Carmel Zollo says the legislation will require drink drivers, who have lost their licences, to fit alcohol interlocks to their vehicles for a period of time equal to their disqualification. “The statistics speak for themselves,” Minister Zollo said. “The percentage of South Australian drivers killed while driving with a blood alcohol level over 0.05 has increased significantly over the last decade from a low of 22% in 1998 to an average of 33% in the five year period (2003-2007). “On average, over the same five year period (2003-2007), 64% of all driver and rider fatalities with a blood alcohol reading above 0.05 were in fact over 0.15. “Despite all the warnings, some South Australians continue to risk their own lives and those of innocent members of the community by drink driving."