FRANCE – DRINK DRIVING
November 1st, 2003
BY MONICA DOBIEFRENCH wine producers are protesting against their government's anti-drink driving campaign by launching their own campaign that calls for restaurant customers to continue drinking, while remaining fit to drive home.Wine producer associations have said that wine sales in restaurants have recently dropped 15 per cent because people are afraid of being caught over the blood alcohol limit of 0.5g/litre, which are now being strictly enforced. "People are so afraid of the police these days that they're not drinking any wine at all," said Pascal ...
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