Comments on: The Culture of Drunk Driving http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/09/20/the-culture-of-drunk-driving/ Japan News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James (admin) http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/09/20/the-culture-of-drunk-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-2242 James (admin) Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:17:35 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=525#comment-2242 Apparently the most common punishment is a fine. I doubt they'll be making things as strict as they are in America or the UK, as it will cause massive losses for all the bars and izakaya that rely on customers who come by car. Also, now that the crackdown is over, nobody will discuss drunk driving until the next horrific accident that kills a bunch of children(which could be years away). Apparently the most common punishment is a fine. I doubt they’ll be making things as strict as they are in America or the UK, as it will cause massive losses for all the bars and izakaya that rely on customers who come by car. Also, now that the crackdown is over, nobody will discuss drunk driving until the next horrific accident that kills a bunch of children(which could be years away).

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]]> By: Ken Y-N http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/09/20/the-culture-of-drunk-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 Ken Y-N Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:49:02 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=525#comment-2240 <blockquote>Police departments across Japan uncovered a total of 4,383 drunk-driving cases and arrested 149 drivers</blockquote> Err, so nearly 97% just got cautioned or fined? Or let off? What do you have to do to get arrested? Back in the UK I was under the impression that setting the breathalyser off was instant arrest and you got carted off to the police station for a blood test.

Police departments across Japan uncovered a total of 4,383 drunk-driving cases and arrested 149 drivers

Err, so nearly 97% just got cautioned or fined? Or let off? What do you have to do to get arrested?

Back in the UK I was under the impression that setting the breathalyser off was instant arrest and you got carted off to the police station for a blood test.

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]]> By: kyklops http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/09/20/the-culture-of-drunk-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 kyklops Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:19:57 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=525#comment-2236 After 8 years in Japan, it's still a mystery to me-- what exactly do the police here do every day besides hang out at the Koban? After 8 years in Japan, it’s still a mystery to me– what exactly do the police here do every day besides hang out at the Koban?

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