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Christmas revellers told: think! don't drink and drive.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 30-NOV-07 		Format: Online
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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 November 2007-UK Government: Christmas revellers told: think! don't drink and drive(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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More than 6,000 people were hurt in drink drive related accidents at weekends last year, with more than a third of these injured between 10pm and 3am. To crack down on drinking and driving this Christmas, the Government and Police have once again joined forces to urge anyone hitting the party scene to leave their car keys at home.

The Christmas drink drive THINK! campaign - with brand new Internet and radio adverts - was launched today by the Department for Transport to remind drivers, and young men in particular, just how badly getting behind the wheel after a few drinks can affect their lives. Alongside this, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) will coordinate a nationwide police operation to tackle drink and drug driving over the festive period. Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick was out with Sussex Police in Crawley on Thursday 29 November, to see for himself...



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