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Monday 26 November at 6.32pm
(repeated Sunday 2 December at 6.31am)

As Welsh police forces prepare to launch this year's Christmas anti drink-drive campaign on December 3rd, Eye on Wales highlights the worrying number of young motorists who still aren't heeding the message.

Young men in particular, aged 17-25, are the focus of this year's campaign, which will attempt to drive home the message that drink-driving not only endangers other road users but, if you're stopped and convicted, potentially wrecks your life, employment hopes and relationships.

Recent surveys conducted for Autotrader magazine and Norwich Union insurance company have revealed the extent of the problem: between a quarter and a third of young motorists questioned admit to driving under the influence of either drink and/or drugs at some time.

Road safety charities like Brake, BMA Wales and others are calling for changes in the law: for example, a lowering of the drink-drive limit, the introduction of road safety to the school curriculum, tougher training and testing, and more supervision for new young drivers.

The UK government is currently reviewing road safety laws, and will consult with organisations in the new year on a raft of proposals from a transport select committee of MPs.

Eye on Wales goes out on patrol with South Wales Police traffic officers for a typical nightshift, as they prepare for the intensive two-week festive campaign targeting drink-drivers.

We meets those whose lives have been blighted by drink-drivers, including Mark Boulcott, from Pembrokeshire, whose wife Karen died when a drunk driver hit their motorcycle last year; and Roger Palmer, whose son Aaron was run down and killed by a drink-driver at Christmas 2003. Mr Palmer, from Barry, is campaigning with John Smith MP for lifetime driving bans for drink-drivers who kill.