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Messenger Volume XXXVII | No 3 | 21st January 2015 The Messenger is published each Wednesday by Print It Wanaka Ltd
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Police will continue focus on Drink Driving Wanaka Police have stopped a lot of cars over the Xmas period. Since 1st December the Wanaka Police and Rural Drink Driving Teams have apprehended 26 drivers over the legal limit. Eleven of those drivers were from the Wanaka area and only one of those was a teenager. The remainder of those apprehended were aged between 25 and 47 years of age. Although most people were aware of the new legislation the Police were disappointed with the high levels that some drivers were apprehended with (legal limit now 250 mcg). One person had 867 mcg, another 898 mcg and a further person had 931 mcg which is nearly four times the legal limit. The Police are looking for more response to new laws and will continue to focus on the new
drink driving legislation and motorists can expect to be stopped and breath tested. The Institute of Environmental Science and Research advises that the average person can drink 2 standard drinks over two hours and legally drive. However this needs to be treated with caution as it varies between individuals and other factors such as the amount of food consumed and a person’s metabolism effect the result. The Wanaka Alcohol Group (WAG) formed two years ago was setup to encourage people to make healthy choices regarding drugs and alcohol. The group meet regularly to discuss and plan initiatives to address this. We may Wanaka hold public forums to gain community feedback during 2015.
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