Banning alcohol won’t stop drink driving – but these measures might

Filepic of a Malaysian driver taking a breathalyser test at a police roadblock. Banning alcohol won't solve the problem of drink driving, but stricter enforcement might.

Drink driving is bad. There can be no question about that at all. The deaths that have resulted from accidents caused by drunk drivers are tragedies that could have been prevented, and it really does shine a spotlight on the issue of drink driving, and what needs to be done to curb the problem.

Among the “measures” mooted, however, include the banning or restriction of the sale of alcohol. But is that really the answer to solving that issue? No, it is not.