awol
Well-known member
Despite the knee-jerk moaning on the various fora re drink-navigation legislation proposals, I find it difficult to get excited. Perhaps I am odd, but getting plastered and then navigating a boat has never held much attraction for me and I tend to despise those who do drink and sail.
Drink-driving legislation certainly reduced the toll of destruction on our roads - incidentally, I have never been breathalysed in over 40 years of driving - and the banning of smoking in public places is already showing an improvement in health in Ireland and Scotland. Both these measures are the type of social legislation that is actually beneficial to the majority and drink-navigation probably falls in the same bucket.
Ok, so the freedom to do something is being eroded, but the freedom of the majority not to be subjected to stupid and dangerous behaviour is reinforced.
Drink-driving legislation certainly reduced the toll of destruction on our roads - incidentally, I have never been breathalysed in over 40 years of driving - and the banning of smoking in public places is already showing an improvement in health in Ireland and Scotland. Both these measures are the type of social legislation that is actually beneficial to the majority and drink-navigation probably falls in the same bucket.
Ok, so the freedom to do something is being eroded, but the freedom of the majority not to be subjected to stupid and dangerous behaviour is reinforced.