FRANCE DRINK-DRIVE
November 1st, 2003
BY MONICA DOBIE
FRENCH wine producers are opposing their government's anti drinking and driving campaign, with associations claiming sales in restaurants have dropped 15 per cent over fears about breaking the blood alcohol limit of 0.5g/litre. "People are so afraid of the police these days that they're not drinking any wine at all," said Pascal Bobillier-Monnot, director of CNAOC (Confédération Nationale des Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée), reported the Los Angeles Times.
FRENCH wine producers are opposing their government's anti drinking and driving campaign, with associations claiming sales in restaurants have dropped 15 per cent over fears about breaking the blood alcohol limit of 0.5g/litre. "People are so afraid of the police these days that they're not drinking any wine at all," said Pascal Bobillier-Monnot, director of CNAOC (Confédération Nationale des Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée), reported the Los Angeles Times.
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