'We need to sort it out. It doesn't have to happen in the first place.' Colin Mathura-Jeffree supports lowering the drink-drive limit. Photo / Herald on Sunday
'We need to sort it out. It doesn't have to happen in the first place.' Colin Mathura-Jeffree supports lowering the drink-drive limit. Photo / Herald on Sunday
The Government believes New Zealand drivers aren't ready to moderate their drinking. We know they are. So take responsibility for keeping our roads safe by signing up: Two Drinks Max.
- Sign up at nzherald.co.nz here
- Sign up on Facebook here
- Use #2DrinksMax to show support on Twitter
This country's drink-driving limit is 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood - the same as Britain and the United States - but Australia and most of Europe use a limit of 50mg per 100ml, also referred to as a 0.05 limit.
Only Parliament can change the law. But wecan help change attitudes. Our campaign will encourage people to regulate themselves, and to not drive if they've had more than two drinks.
Model and New Zealand's Next Top Model judge Colin Mathura-Jeffree explains why he is supporting the Two Drinks Max campaign:
Do you support lowering the drink/drive limit to 50 mg - already in place in many countries and recommended by NZ police, MoT and Alcohol Healthwatch?
Yes, it's about safety. We need to look after each other.
People who use the roads are at risk from drink drivers every time
they get into their car or onto their bike or even when they use the footpaths.
Come on New Zealand, safety first. Don't drink and drive, just don't do it.
Why is it important to get behind this campaign?
I'd like to take it a step further and make it that anyone who is in the car with a drink driver gets the same punishment as the driver themselves.
It would be very rare for them to not know what they are doing, in actual fact they are likely to be egging the driver on.
Have you or your friends or family been involved in a drink driving crash or been a victim of one?
Yes a friend of mine was the drink-driver in a crash. No-one was hurt
but it's too easy to end up hurting someone else. Regret and hindsight are the saddest things.
We need to sort it out. It doesn't have to happen in the first place.
