[Determining the duration of suspended license for alcohol intoxicated drivers].

Abstract

Public safety on the road and the need of each individual to participate in road traffic call for drink drivers to be dealt with legally. They should be dealt with in a preventive, successful and individual manner. The insuperable difficulties encountered by a criminal judge when having to determine the type, extent and duration of the offence as well as determining the motivation for improvement, would justify the judge not having to determine the period of suspension as well. This could be achieved by introducing a minimum period of suspension for all offenders. For those interested in reacquiring their driving licence, directives should be imposed so that appropriate and individual steps can be taken right at the beginning of their suspension, in order that their suitability for road traffic can be restored. In that case Sunder's question asked at the beginning could be answered as follows: "The authority to withdraw driving licences should not be withdrawn from the judge."