Summer road safety campaign

Police forces across Scotland have combined in a summer road safety campaign targeted on the 'persistent miniority' of motorists who think they can ignore the drink drive limit.

Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said:

"We have all seen the devastating effects caused by those who drink and drive. Every day it seems people are prepared to take a risk in the misguided assumption that it either won't happen to them or that they won't be caught."

Tayside Chief Constable John Vine, chairman of the road policing unit of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS), said:

"There is still a persistent minority of drivers who believe they can have a few drinks and be fit to drive. It seems people who drink and drive believe the risks of killing, being killed or getting caught are low.

"The evidence clearly points to the contrary. One in seven road deaths in Scotland is a result of drink driving.

"Police forces across Scotland are always vigilant to drink driving, but this campaign means you're more likely than ever to be stopped, breathalysed and prosecuted."