Monday, June 18, 2012

how to spot a drunk driver

A person driving under the influence (usually of alcohol but sometimes drugs) will exhibit two or more of these characteristics:-

* Pulling in front of you too closely
* Straddling a lane marking.
* Almost striking an object or another vehicle.
* Applying the brakes for no obvious reason
* Taking wide turns.
* Excessive lateral movement (weaving).
* Driving on the wrong side of the road or on the shoulder.
* Driving at very high or slow speed - at least 15 km/h (10 mph) above/below the limit.
* Following another car too closely.
* Driving without headlights when dark.
* Signaling inconsistently with what they are doing.
* Stopping inappropriately in places such as at green lights and crossings with no pedestrians.

Get straight on a cellphone to the police either via the country's emergency number or a dedicated traffic number (e.g. in NZ *555, in the USA *SP)  to report the details (this is a permitted exception to the no cellphones while driving law) - these people are a menace and must be removed from the road - by the police, not by you.

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