Police launch Christmas anti-drink driving campaign

A senior policeman has vowed that officers in England and Wales will stop more drivers than ever during the 2009 Christmas anti-drink driving campaign.

Adam Briggs, deputy chief constable of North Yorkshire Police, said it was "only a matter of time" before drink-drivers are caught.
Officers stopped 183,397 drivers in last year's festive campaign - a figure Mr Briggs expects police to exceed.
He also warned people to think before driving the morning after a night out.
Mr Briggs, the national lead on road policing, said: "Many people think they have to be involved in a collision or commit an offence to be stopped and breathalysed.
"This is not the case and our aim is to test more drivers than ever before during this campaign."
The Christmas campaign runs from 1 December to 1 January.
Drivers will be checked for alcohol in roadside breath tests, as well as illegal drugs, in a series of exercises known as Field Impairment Tests.
In London, Metropolitan Police officers will be using new technology to help them build up a better profile of drink drivers.
Officers will record information such as the sex and age of the drivers, as well as where they are caught, to fine-tune future operations.
Police said motorists should make alternative arrangements to get home, such as using a licensed taxi or minicab.
Chief Superintendent David Snelling, who heads the Metropolitan Police's traffic unit, said his officers deal with the devastation and grief caused by drink drivers every day.
He said: "Drink and drug drivers need to be aware there are very real consequences to their actions.
"Not only do they risk arrest and imprisonment, they are also putting themselves and the lives of others at danger. Why would you do that?"