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| Festive
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Tuesday, 14 December, 2004 18:09
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"The
New Forest is one of the areas in Hampshire where the figures for
drinking and driving are on the increase, " said chairman of the
New Forest
Road Safety Council, Cllr Mrs Pat Wyeth.
"We are
determined to drive those
figures down here in the Forest and asking motorists to think before they
drink. Better not to drink at all rather than work out how much you think
you can drink before you are over the limit."
Working with Hampshire County Council's road safety unit, George Gales
Brewery, and the Hampshire Ambulance Service, the New Forest's Road Safety
Council launched its bid to make the roads of the New Forest safer over
the festive season and into 2005 at Towle's Inn, Walhampton Hill,
Lymington on December 13.
In support of the initiative, Gales Brewery are making a unique offer to
party-goers - if there are four or more revellers in the group, then the
driver will be supplied free
alcohol-free drinks or coffee.
"The Gales' offer means a driver can have some festive fun and still be safe
on our roads." said Cllr Wyeth, "With animals freely roaming the roads of
the New Forest especially at night the danger is magnified and even more so
if a motorist has had one too many.
"I am urging drivers to think about themselves and their families before
they are tempted to drink and drive.
Nothing could be worse than the news
that a loved one has died as a result of drink related incident at this time
of year."
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