Cut drink drive limit?

[Martin Cassini]

The Government’s legal adviser, Sir Peter North, wants the drink drive limit cut from 80 to 50mg alcohol/100ml blood. Malcolm Heymer of the ABD claims the "one pint and you’re banned rule" would devastate the rural economy. Transport minister, Philip Hammond, appears to agree. My view? I’m against most one-size-fits-all regulation. We’re all different, and by definition, one size can’t fit all. One man’s pint is another man’s poison. Instead of a rigid limit measured by a device, I favour a system which tests reaction times and capability.