The Police in the Avon and Somerset area have been carrying out roadside checks in drink driving hot spots.

Although the “Don’t drink and drive” message and enforcement is in place all year around, the Police need to have a much more focused approach to the problem during the festive season.

The drivers which were arrested, had tested positive to a breath test , some drivers were also arrested because they failed or refused to take the breathalyser test.

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All venues which participate in the scheme will offer cheap or free juices to anyone who is driving 2 or more people home.

During last years Christmas crackdown by the Police saw 64 motorists arrested for drink-driving in Tayside.

Wanda Gove, from Tayside Police, said: ”I would encourage licensed premises to join the scheme and take a proactive approach to reducing the opportunities for drink-driving and help us to enhance road safety and in so doing make the community a safer place for visitors and residents alike.”

The iBreath said to work with ipods and iphones allows the user to take their own alcohol breath test to make sure they aren’t “over the limit”.

However there are warnings about a product such as the iBreath giving people false confidence, after all the iBreath is just telling you how much alcohol is on your breath, not how much you are impaired by the amount of alcohol you have consumed.

The iBreath also acts as a radio transmitter, which will allow you to play music from your iPod / iPhone via your car radio.

The star of Dynasty, Melrose Place and more recently Spin City, was said to be showing signs of “obvious impairment” when she was arrested in September 2008 says the California Highway Patrol.

After she was arrested, the police officers took her to the station, where she was given drug and alcohol tests, after which she was released from custody.

Heather Locklear was pulled over after reports that she was “driving erratically” Ms Locklear is scheduled to appear in court on 26 January 2009.

The driver in question was caught on the 4th of October 2008 with 83 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The current legal limit is just 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres.

In Court last week the driver was fined £200 and banned from driving for 18 months.

The accident which brought the M27 to a halt was caused when the driver crashed into the central reservation on the M27 yesterday morning.

Her car came to a stop in the central lane of the M27 motorway in-between junctions 8 + 9.  Although no one was hurt in the incident the driver was arrested under the suspicion of drink driving and was later charged.

She has now been bailed until the 18th of November 2008, when she is due to appear in court.

There idea is to increase the number of breath tests given to deter motorists from thinking that its ok to have just that extra drink.

The new roadside breathalyser is said to be provide instant evidence, which will remove the need for the police to take suspected drink drivers back to the station for further tests.

It was also reported that anyone who is just a small amount over the limit will no longer be able to demand a second test from a doctor or nurse. The reason behind this is probably because any delay in obtaining that second sample can allow drivers alcohol levels to drop.

Police will be able stop and test anyone if they have a “reasonable suspicion” that the person is drink-driving, some areas will even set up roadblocks on roads to check all drivers where there is a history of drink driving.