drink-driving

British

noun

1. driving a car after drinking alcohol
2. ( as modifier )
  
  drink-driving offences

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The president of the Royal Society, Venki Ramakrishnan, said on Monday that refusing to wear a mask in indoor public settings should become as socially unacceptable as drink-driving or not wearing a seatbelt.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2020

“It took 20 or 30 years of better education to understand that drink-driving isn’t ethical. There’s similar work to be done.”

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2019

Teenager Mitch Iles will shoot for Australia at the Rio de Janeiro Games following the disqualification of double Olympic champion Michael Diamond for drink-driving and firearms offences.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2016

If a police force decides to conduct a pre-Christmas drink-driving campaign, they will stop and breathalyse more motorists.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2014

Mr Hammond said the number of drink-driving deaths had fallen by more than 75% since 1979.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2011

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