Safety: France's crackdown on drink-driving hit by controversy

A new French law that comes into force on Sunday July 1 demands all motorists in France, including tourists, to carry a breathalyser kit in their vehicle. Opponents of the ruling say it is more about lining pockets than saving lives.

A road safety group was accused on Friday of trying to profit from a new French law that forces drivers to carry a breathalyser kit in the car at all times.

Days before the new law comes into force on Sunday, it has emerged that the chief of the road safety group that persuaded Nicolas Sarkozy’s government to adopt the ruling is also a senior executive with the leading manufacturer of the blow-in-the-bag test kits.

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