In spite of the belief that drunk-driving is known to be a lethal exercise, Garda (police) authorities in Ireland's Kerry region may quickly let reasonable drunkenness slide. A ballot motion before the national Department of Justice, if approved, will allow drunk-driving, so long as the motorist is only "moderately drunk." Kerry county legislators in southwest Ireland have already authorized the measure by a vote of 5 to 3, with 12 absent.
Driving drunk not punished anymore
Councilor Danny Healy-Rae explained that older citizens in rural Kerry region get worried that they will lose their driver's licenses over one or two drinks, and then they fear depression as they are remote at home. This is why Healy-Rae drafted legislation that gives a pass to individuals who are found driving drunk.
"I see the merit in having a stricter rule of law for when there's a massive volume of traffic and where there's busy roads with massive speed," Healy-Rae told Irish newspaper The Journal. "But on the roads I'm talking about, you couldn't do any more than 20 or 30 miles per hour and it's not a big deal. I don't see any big issue with it."
Avoiding suicide
Isolation in rural Kerry region villages is evidently a significant problem. Healy-Rae point to the tragedy of losing members of the older generation to suicide, as the lack of freedom from not being able to drive due to downing a couple of pints are reportedly crushing.
"All the wisdom and all the wit and all the culture that they had is being lost as a result," he said.
Many people do not like it
The legislation will not get past Kerry Mayor Terry O'Brien though. He believes it would allow people to get severely drunk rather than just somewhat drunk and then drives a vehicle. This is very dangerous, he believes, and they would like to keep away from the issue whenever necessary.
"I don't know what expertise one would have to look at someone in a bar to give them a permit to drive a car after any alcohol," O'Brien added.
Connor Cullen is the Alcohol Auction Ireland rep who believes this law would undo a lot of progress. In fact, he believes that there has been a 42 percent decrease in Ireland road fatalities in the last four years due to all the anti-drunk-driving measures that have been enforced.
"Almost one in three crash deaths in Ireland are alcohol-related," Cullen said. "Even in small amounts, alcohol impairs driving ability - any amount of alcohol increases the risk of involvement in a fatal crash."
Driving drunk not punished anymore
Councilor Danny Healy-Rae explained that older citizens in rural Kerry region get worried that they will lose their driver's licenses over one or two drinks, and then they fear depression as they are remote at home. This is why Healy-Rae drafted legislation that gives a pass to individuals who are found driving drunk.
"I see the merit in having a stricter rule of law for when there's a massive volume of traffic and where there's busy roads with massive speed," Healy-Rae told Irish newspaper The Journal. "But on the roads I'm talking about, you couldn't do any more than 20 or 30 miles per hour and it's not a big deal. I don't see any big issue with it."
Avoiding suicide
Isolation in rural Kerry region villages is evidently a significant problem. Healy-Rae point to the tragedy of losing members of the older generation to suicide, as the lack of freedom from not being able to drive due to downing a couple of pints are reportedly crushing.
"All the wisdom and all the wit and all the culture that they had is being lost as a result," he said.
Many people do not like it
The legislation will not get past Kerry Mayor Terry O'Brien though. He believes it would allow people to get severely drunk rather than just somewhat drunk and then drives a vehicle. This is very dangerous, he believes, and they would like to keep away from the issue whenever necessary.
"I don't know what expertise one would have to look at someone in a bar to give them a permit to drive a car after any alcohol," O'Brien added.
Connor Cullen is the Alcohol Auction Ireland rep who believes this law would undo a lot of progress. In fact, he believes that there has been a 42 percent decrease in Ireland road fatalities in the last four years due to all the anti-drunk-driving measures that have been enforced.
"Almost one in three crash deaths in Ireland are alcohol-related," Cullen said. "Even in small amounts, alcohol impairs driving ability - any amount of alcohol increases the risk of involvement in a fatal crash."
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