You’re driving home after having a couple of drinks with mates at your local pub, when you see a Northern Territory Police alcohol testing station up the road. Your mind…
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Alcohol a key contributor in two tragedies in Tasmania
A coroner has found that alcohol was a major contributor in a tragic road accident in Tasmania that claimed the lives of three young people. The fatal accident occurred near…
Alcohol testing catches learner driver in Northern Territory
A Northern Territory L-plate driver apparently has more than just road laws and driving skills to study, after he was allegedly caught by roadside alcohol testing with a breath test…
Alcohol is a poison: Testing the limits of human endurance
Have you ever wondered how much alcohol you would need to drink to fail alcohol testing? How much alcohol you would need to drink to pass out? How much you…
Staggering SA alcohol testing high
It seems that Justin Timberlake’s drunk driving antics has spurred a South Australian driver to new highs. Or should that be new lows? The driver was caught in alcohol testing…
Take a breath before you buy a breathalyser
We know that alcohol is a leading cause of death on the roads. We also know that it’s a significant contributor to workplace injuries. So, why not get online or…
Alcohol testing failure not ultimate consequence
As we have highlighted previously, getting caught in alcohol testing is far from the ultimate consequence of having a few drinks and getting behind the wheel. In a recent case…
Queensland e-scooter riders and alcohol testing
There’s a lot of media attention on e-scooters everywhere in Australia, including Queensland, and for good reason. In the sunshine state alone, more than 5500 infringements were handed out to…
Alcohol testing nabs another ‘lucky’ driver in Tasmania
It often astounds us when we hear of people who have been nabbed by alcohol testing for high level drink driving offences. It doesn’t surprise us that they’ve been nabbed…
Alcohol testing’s big catch in South Australia
How much can you drink before you pass out? That’s a question many people will ask after an alcohol testing incident in South Australia. As reported in the Murray Bridge…
Tis the season… For being smart with alcohol
December is one of the fullest months on the social calendar for many. And it’s also one of the busiest months for emergency staff for responding to incidents involving alcohol.…
Really smart alcohol testing technology
From Canada comes news of scientists’ claims that reciting tongue-twisting speeches is a smart way of conducting alcohol testing. Before you start breaking out the ‘Peter Piper’s pickled peppers’ or…
Drinkers put to the test
Alcohol testing program in Queensland demonstrates alcohol has different effects on different people Ten Queenslanders in Rockhampton have spent a night on the tiles all for the sake of research…
Alcohol impacts add up for businesses
How much could alcohol be affecting your business and your workplace? If you’re not managing the risks of alcohol, including conducting alcohol testing, it could be more than you think.…
SA Police nab plenty in drug and alcohol testing blitz
South Australia Police has nabbed nearly 100 drivers in a drug and alcohol testing blitz that it simply called Operation Drink Drug Drive. The drug and alcohol testing operation was…
Can smartphones help us reduce our alcohol consumption?
There’s no doubt that Australia is a connected nation. With more mobile phones and mobile phone subscriptions in the nation than there are people, it’s clear we rely on mobile…
Taking a cut at alcohol testing
A Queensland man has found out the hard way that you don’t need to be driving a vehicle or riding a motorbike to fail roadside alcohol testing. According to ABC…
Alcohol testing catches many
What’s worse than a driver who crashed his car with a blood alcohol level nearly six times over the 0.05 limit? How about a P-plater who failed alcohol testing when…
Workplace alcohol testing a sure bet
A NSW jockey has found out the hard way that alcohol testing can’t just catch you out on the roads. The country-based jockey was riding at the New South Wales…
Dozing drink driver’s fast food folly
We’ve highlighted before in our posts the extraordinary improvements that have made in Australia since roadside alcohol testing was introduced. Across all states and territories, many hundreds of lives have…