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Proving the point?
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IT SEEMED almost as if the delegates at the Government-sponsored road safety conference ii London last week were putting one of the speaker's views to the test. Dr John Havard had toll the delegates on Tuesday afternoon that it took an average of nine to 12 single whiskies c four and a half pints of beer to put a driver over the limit of 80 milligrammes of alcohol to 101 millilitres of blood. Since Dr Havard is deputy secretary of the British Medical Authority, hi opinion must be respected.
The Department of Transport did not agree with him but, in .fairness, they did not stint their hospitality at a Lancaster House reception the same evening.
Delegates from ministries, local government, RTITB, RHA, FTA, road safety groups and the Safety Council seemed intent on proving the doctor's point one way or the other.
Peter Shore, the Environment Minister, assured our man that he would suggest to Bill Rodgers that orange juice might be more appropriate on the next occasion! Our man tells me that after four well-watered singles he would not have risked his licence. I can't help thinkim the doctor's estimate wa. generous.
Talking of generosity, wha about the offer Jackie Stewar made to the Government? Hi said he would be prepared, frei of charge, to launch a nation wide safety campaign.
Jackie is a dedicated seat belt man and both he and Pre fessor Murray MacKay, anothe speaker, believe that minibu: operators could give a lead ii this direction by making it corn pulsory for passengers to wea belts. It's got to start some where, so perhaps that would bi as good a place as any.