COUNTY Councillor Brian Johnson highlighted how important Lancashire Police's drink drive campaign is - by testing one of their breathalysers.

The campaign aims to make people more aware of the dangers of drink driving, although there has been a significant success in reducing the number of people killed in drink drive-related accidents over the last 15 years.

County Coun Johnston, deputy chairman of highways and transportation, said: "I am delighted to support the dummer drink drive campaign.

"It is encouraging to find research has shown that Lancashire drivers who have been stopped at a police checkpoint have better attitudes to drink-driving than other Lancashire drivers."

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