David Cragg wrote: > Now that the government have decided that the drinking boat limits > will be the same as the drink drive ones will we find coppers lurking > at bridges and locks near pubs waiting to boost the figures by > breathalising anyone who bumps the edges? > > What about people who are moored, have a few and return to their boat > to sleep. Will they be woken, breathalised and then be done as car > drivers are if the keys to drive away are on board? > > And how much will BW spend on a new set of signs warning - don't > drink and boat?
I am such a miserable old g1t that I am glad that the police will finally have clear cut powers to breathalyse boaters who are invoved in an incident, where people are injured, thgrough their actions. This is shirley the only time this law will be used? I just cannot believe all these stories of hundreds of BW??? staff nicking people for drinking on their boats when tied up. For many years TNC have not boated over the limit. Having had my old boat smacked by two pi$$ heads and 400 quids worth of damage done to the cratch and cover (fortuately my daugther, who was sitting in the front, only had a few tiny cuts as I had fitted laminated glass) I am not really that worried. They had lager cans piled up on the rear hatch, stunk of alchohol, were abusive and threatening. They had no insurance as it became compulsotry the next year. Mind you, back then it was easy with a licenced boat, with a mooring (getting rare nowadays) to note the chainage code and get the bu&&ers later. Of course I am peed off that this leads to more legistation, with the enevitable "boat drivers licence". Oh well at least it will keep BMF members busy as the boaters are bled dry. Also as mentioned elsewhere, it will not effect jet skis and low powered tenders, under 7m, where most boat related injuries / deaths occur. -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest Follow the travels of TNC, now in Ireland http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html
