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Don't drink and... learn

17th May 2007, Page 66
17th May 2007
Page 66
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Being three limes over the II mil may not help you pass your WV test

People who have been driving for quite sometime will remember the days when driving under the influence of alcohol, while not actually encouraged, was not hugely frowned upon. Tests for sobriety in those days included ordering a suspected drink-driver to walk in a straight line or touch the tip of his nose with his eyes shut. Thankfully alcohol detection techniques have evolved along with most people's attitude towards drink-driving. Anyone dumb enough to do it will be aware of the risks, and can be sure that if he is pulled over the technology cannot be outsmarted.

But does drink-driving count if you're still a learner? No one ever talks about learning to drive under the influence.

Take the 27-year-old German who turned up for his LGV driving test reeking of booze. The examiner challenged the candidate, who denied having touched a drop. Astonishingly the examiner allowed the test to start, but he rapidly directed the man to the nearest police station (as part of a made-up test route), where the driver was breathalysed and found to be three times over the legal limit. He obviously wasn't aware that his L-plates were not there to warn other drivers that he was 'Lashed'.

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