http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Radio 4 Now - Drink drivers en Tue, 19 May 2026 00:27:28 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11221#post-126235 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:17:32 +0000 fimm 126235@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24281043">Related article here.</a></p> <p><em>"As new figures show the number of people killed in drink-driving crashes rose by 17%, the BBC has discovered that thousands of drink-drivers are repeat offenders....280 people were killed in drink-drive accidents in 2012, an increase of about 17% compared with 2011. This accounts for 16% of all road deaths in Britain. Overall, deaths were down 8% on 2011, at 1,754. "</em></p> <p>and </p> <p><em>"In 2009, Anish Patel's wife, Catriona, 39, was killed by a serial offender while cycling to work. She was crushed under the wheels of his lorry outside Oval tube station in south London. The driver had three previous drink-driving convictions, had been disqualified 20 times and had three previous convictions for reckless driving."</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11221#post-126214 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:22:00 +0000 DaveC 126214@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Radio 4 now, talking about drink drivers who have lost their licence, being given their licence back after only a short time.</p> <p>One commentor, interviewed said his wife was run over by a Lorry driver, drunk, who was an alhollic, and who had dozens of drink driving convictions.</p> <p>Currently 230,000 drivers on the 'at risk' list of re offending!</p> <p>It appears the driving licence, is really sacrasant! </p>