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Old 5th Apr 2007, 19:40
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Mac the Knife

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There is excellent evidence that driving while under the influence of alcohol is a major contributor for road acccidents and deaths.

Random and on-suspicion breath testing is a proven deterrent and thus justified.

There is no evidence that flying while under the influence of alcohol has been a contributor to commercial accidents and deaths.

There is thus no rationale for random or on-suspicion breath testing.

QED I would have thought.....



PS: There is excellent (incontrovertible) evidence that flying while fatigued is a major contributor to commercial accidents and deaths.

Therefore there is an excellent rationale for mandatory fatigue testing.
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