No plans to compel entertainment outlets to check alcohol level of customers - Wee
PARLIAMENT | The government has no plans to make it compulsory for entertainment outlets to be equipped with breathalysers to test customers who drank alcohol before they leave.
Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said the government only encouraged entertainment outlet operators to do so.
PARLIAMENT | The government has no plans to make it compulsory for entertainment outlets to be equipped with breathalysers to test customers who drank alcohol before they leave.
Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said the government only encouraged entertainment outlet operators to do so.
"We are not making it compulsory for them," Wee said during today's question and answer session in the Dewan Rakyat.
The minister was responding to Mohd Nizar Zakaria (BN-Parit) who asked if the government would implement a "blow before go" policy for pubs.
Wee said the government has advised operators to counsel their customers under the influence of alcohol not to drive.
"There is a 'blow before you go' (policy) in Australia. But in the current situation, we encourage them to do so (and get a breathalyser).
"(Malaysian) operators have purchased breathalysers, but they are not aware of the limit of the permitted Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) level as the government has lowered the BAC level," he said.
As such, Wee said the government would launch an education campaign on the amendments to the Road Transport Bill 1987, which would impose a heavier penalty against those who drink and drive under influence.
In the meantime, he also urged Grab to start a campaign to educate the public to make use of the e-hailing service if they drink alcohol.
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