{"id":44987,"date":"2023-12-07T10:18:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/nmbm-opens-new-evidentiary-breath-alcohol-testing-centre-20231207-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:35:32","slug":"nmbm-opens-new-evidentiary-breath-alcohol-testing-centre-20231207-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/nmbm-opens-new-evidentiary-breath-alcohol-testing-centre-20231207-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NMBM opens new Evidentiary Breath Alcohol Testing centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The days of waiting for blood test results before a drunk driving suspect can be prosecuted are over at Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality\u2019s Traffic Services, following the opening of a new Evidentiary Breath Alcohol Testing centre in Sidwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new centre, approved by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), will boost the metro\u2019s efforts to curb the increasing drunk driving cases within the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This follows the recently-launched and ongoing self-test breathalyser programme, which encourages responsible and safe driving to minimise accidents and save lives, as NMBM traffic officers have adopted a zero tolerance to drinking and driving towards the festive season and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe new centre will speed up the current process of drawing blood and challenges around it,\u201d said Safety and Security Mayoral Committee Member, Councillor Stag Mitchell, speaking at the opening of the centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPreviously our traffic officers would arrest drunk drivers and take them to a hospital for blood tests to be done, and it could take weeks before the results are back before prosecution would take place. Now that we have this approved centre, we can test a suspect and receive accurate results within 15 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwo tests are done consecutively, of which the lower reading will constitute evidence that could lead to a successful conviction if one is over the limit. The legal limit is 0.24 mg of alcohol per 1\u2009000 ml of breath. We are already busy with road safety education through churches, schools, and the public transport industry, to advocate for no-drinking and driving. This is by distributing self-testing breathalysers so that drivers are not driving under the influence of alcohol. We are committed to the decade of Road Safety 2023 of reducing road accidents, deaths and injuries by 50 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dA total of 118 drunk drivers were caught by NMBM Traffic Services in 2021, 301 in 2022, and 367 so far in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic and Licensing Director Warren Prins said that the high numbers were a cause for concern, resulting in the metro\u2019s drive to educate motorists, to instil behavioural change and responsible driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_9c506158\">\n<div class=\"text\">These high numbers do not excite us. The approach of education and awareness supported by law enforcement is to lessen the carnage on our roads, as alcohol is a big contributing factor. We will be happy the day we arrest only five people per month, then we will know that the NMB community is working with law enforcement agencies. 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