drink-driving

alternative drink driving

1. CommonwealthIrelandUKuncountableOperation of a motor vehicle after recently consuming an alcoholic beverage.

   A man has been arrested in Huoshan county near Luan for drink-driving after he rang up the police by mistake and then challenged an officer to a fight,[…]

   2014 October 9, Wu Nan, “Drink-driving bungle; Fake goods up in flames; Ex-official denies gambling”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2014, China Insider

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   Another outcome of rising motor car use was the increased danger around Christmas through drink-driving, which became a matter of particular concern among policy makers.

   2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29

2. CommonwealthIrelandUKuncountablelawA criminal offence committed by a person who operates a vehicle when the measured amount of alcohol in his or her blood exceeds the legal limit.

   A reformed alcoholic with an “appalling” history of drink-driving between three and five times the legal limit was jailed yesterday.

   2008 June 26, Rae Wilson, “Ex-alcoholic jailed for repeat drink-driving”, in Sunshine Coast Daily, Australia