About Us Portfolio Press Careers Sitemap Advertise Contact Us Make this your Homepage

Custom Search

Register

Sign In

Sign In Using Facebook

Home » Lifestyle News

UK Drink-drivers Dodge Police Checkpoints With Help of Text Service

by Sreeraman on January 04, 2009 at 10:56 AM Lifestyle News

A road safety charity called Brake has urged the police in UK to investigate whether a text service was helping drivers dodge checkpoints.

Related Links

The charity feels that Etri Mobile Services helps drink-drivers to evade detection by texting them with locations of police breathalyser checkpoints, and is thus putting lives at risk on the roads.

The service is said to use tip-offs from drivers, information from police websites, and other undisclosed sources to plot where testing is being carried out.

Its subscribers receive details of all roads in their counties where they stand a higher risk of being stopped.

Drivers who send in information about police checkpoints are rewarded with three weeks' free subscription.

"Helping drink drivers evade detection is, in our view, perverting the course of justice and we are writing to Acpo. This so-called service will raise the risk of being killed by a drunken driver who has used the intelligence to carry on drinking," Times Online quoted Mary Williams, Brake's chief executive, as saying.

Vincent Parisis, chief executive of Etri, admitted that some drivers were misusing the service to drink and drive, knowing that they could choose a route home with a lower risk of being caught.

He, however, insisted that the company was not operating irresponsibly because they included in each of their messages the number of a local taxi company, and advised against drinking and driving.

Page 1

Page 1 | 2

Next

Jaipur Youths Resolve To Shun Drinking Liquor

Fergie 'Preparing Her Body' to Look Perfect on Wedding Day

Comment & Contribute

Be the first to comment!
Comments should be on the topic and should not be abusive. Comments are normally moderated and are reviewed after they are posted.
* Your comment can be maximum of 2500 characters
	Notify me when reply is posted I agree to the terms and conditions
Your comments are automatically posted once they are submitted. All comments are however constantly reviewed for spam and irrelevant material (such as product or personal advertisements, email addresses, telephone numbers and website address). Such insertions do not conform to our policy and 'Terms of Use' and are either deleted or edited and republished. Please keep your comments brief and relevant.This section may also have questions seeking help. If you have the information you are welcome to respond, but please ensure that the information so provided is genuine and not misleading.

Medwonders Health Network

Support Groups Members Discussions

Total Members - 54932
Support Groups - 445

Health News Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Latest News Most Popular Most Commented

RSBY to Provide Health Insurance for 66,000 J&K Families

Same-sex Couples in US can Now Access Health Insurance

Children With Sleep Apnea May Benefit From PAP Therapy

Russia Alarmed Over Soaring Teenage Suicides

Study Provides Evidence of Malaria's Impact on Fetal Growth

News Archive
Date :
Category :
Keyword :

News Quick Links

	News Central			Health Watch
	Latest Health News			Health In Focus
	News Category (500+)			Breaking Health News
	Popular News			Celebrating Life
	Health News and Press Release			Medindia - Exclusive
	News Photo Gallery			India Special
	News Video Gallery			Lifestyle and Wellness
	News From Other Resources

News Categories:


»	Last Chocolate Always Tastes the Best

»	How Would You Rate Your Health?

»	Plastic Addicted Teen Has Consumed More Than 60,000 Goods

»	Career Graph is Great for People Who Have Easy to Pronounce Names

»	6000-Calorie Breakfast Consumed in 26 Minutes
More Life Style News

Lifestyle Related News
»	Last Chocolate Always Tastes the Best	»	How Would You Rate Your Health?
»	Plastic Addicted Teen Has Consumed More Than 60,000 Goods	»	Career Graph is Great for People Who Have Easy to Pronounce Names
»	6000-Calorie Breakfast Consumed in 26 Minutes	»	Study Reveals Why You Should Not Opt for Window Seat During Long Flight
»	Sexual Favors for Taxi Fares Common in Australia Says Indian-origin Cabbie	»	Effective Weight Loss With Anti-obesity Drugs and a Modified Lifestyle: Study

Read More >>

Adolescent Depression Support Group	Agoraphobia Support Group	Alcohol abuse / Alcohol dependence / Alcoholism Support Group
Alcohol and Driving Support Group	Anorexia Nervosa Support Group	Anxiety Disorder Support Group
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Support Group	Binge Eating : The Pleasure and Pain Support Group	Bruxism / Tooth Grinding / Jaw Clenching / Teeth Clenching / Parasomnia Support Group

UK Drink-drivers Dodge Police Checkpoints With Help of Text Service

Medwonders Health Network

Lifestyle Related News

Consumers

Medical Professionals

Medical Students

Directories