Gardai and the PSNI launched their annual cross border Christmas drink driving campaign this month, and all road users are urged to ensure they have a safe way of travelling home from a night out over the festive season.
The campaign is supported by the Donegal Road Safety Working Group (DRSWG) as part of their ongoing road safety awareness programme and also reinforces the continued co-operation between both forces with regard to road safety on both sides of the border.
DRSWG Christmas Road Safety Campaign is encouraging all road users to ensure they have a safe way of travelling home from a night out over the Christmas and New Year holiday season. The campaign focuses on preventing drink driving over the festive period, asking "who will be taking you home tonight?".
The images feature a taxi driver, police unit, ambulance service and a funeral director, demonstrating that anyone who decides to drink or drug drive could be arrested, be seriously injured, or even killed.
Gardai launched their Christmas Drink Driving campaign on the N13 at Listillion, Letterkenny and also along with the PSNI, launched their annual cross border Christmas Drink Driving campaign on the N13 at Bridgend.
Inspector Michael Harrison from An Garda Síochána said "we will have roads policing operations running throughout the Christmas period, we are appealing to drivers who are out socialising, not to take the risk of driving under the influence of either alcohol or drugs. There has been a significant increase in the number of drivers that have been arrested for driving under the influence this year. Please do not put your own life in danger or the life of others by driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs".
Brian O'Donnell, Road Safety Officer, added: "we are keen to promote this message over the next few weeks with support from local organisations including local businesses, restaurants, bars and nightclubs".
