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"If you've been caught drink driving, you should be losing your licence. If you've done it repeatedly, you're just lucky that you've not killed somebody." 🎙️On this month's podcast we spoke to @brakecharity.bsky.social's @lstraker.bsky.social about the Road Safety Strategy.
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