Seanad debates
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage.
12:00 pm
Feargal Quinn (Independent)
We should have both. I hope random testing will take place. The fact it is random means there is no need to put a sign up advertising it, but it could also be a benefit to advertise it.
My query relates to a matter that has just been raised by Senator McDowell. I read recently about the case of a person who decided not to drive when he left a pub because he had consumed too much alcohol. He sat into his car and was charged by the Garda. His defence was that he had no intention of driving — he was just taking a rest because he felt he should not drive. I am not sure what happened in that case. I do not know whether his defence was sufficient. I mention the case in the context of Senator McDowell's question about whether a car has to be moving in a public place. Can a person use the defence that the car was not moving?
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