Hi to all,
When we were on-island in November for Selects 70th, we were told that the gendarmes will be getting aggressive enforcing DUI violations this coming season. Strangely, we were told by some friends that they were stopped at a checkpoint at lunchtime in front of Eden Rock - weird. Looking for day drinkers I guess. Has anyone seen/heard or encountered a checkpoint? We arrive monday for 3 weeks and it sure would be helpful if we had more info from the forum. Don't get me wrong, I'm all against drinking/driving, but is there is such a thing as moderation. How about driving from your villa to dinner, splitting a bottle of wine and returning only to find you have been waved over, fail their test, spend the night in the Brig and surely face a hefty fine...after 2 glasses of wine? Or is all of this just rumors and idle chatter on the Coconut Telegraph?
When we were on-island in November for Selects 70th, we were told that the gendarmes will be getting aggressive enforcing DUI violations this coming season. Strangely, we were told by some friends that they were stopped at a checkpoint at lunchtime in front of Eden Rock - weird. Looking for day drinkers I guess. Has anyone seen/heard or encountered a checkpoint? We arrive monday for 3 weeks and it sure would be helpful if we had more info from the forum. Don't get me wrong, I'm all against drinking/driving, but is there is such a thing as moderation. How about driving from your villa to dinner, splitting a bottle of wine and returning only to find you have been waved over, fail their test, spend the night in the Brig and surely face a hefty fine...after 2 glasses of wine? Or is all of this just rumors and idle chatter on the Coconut Telegraph?
