Breathalyser tests - Random test small price for safe roads

Before the introduction of random breath testing last summer, the Garda Síochána could not stop and breathalyse a driver without cause to suspect that the person’s driving was impaired.

Drivers who are now asked to submit a breath sample may be still inclined to feel like a suspect.

As more and more drivers are breathalysed in a random way, however, that feeling of suspicion should disappear. It is a small price to pay for safer roads.