Police look set to be given powers to breathalyse motorists on the spot as part of Government's imminent crackdown on drunk drivers.New Road Safety Council chairman Wayne Perinchief, a former leading policeman, believes officers are reluctant to pursue many drunk driving suspects because they have to take them to a station to be tested under current laws.Mr Perinchief says he will push for legislation to be amended so they can carry out roadside tests instead.He will also request more strategically placed officers to look out for drunk drivers making their way home from nightclubs a practice he says has been dropped since his days as Assistant Commissioner.The Pembroke Central MP told The Royal Gazette it's now time to move on from simply educating people about the perils of drunk driving, and start catching them in the act.“I'm going to push very hard to get instant breathalysers implemented,” he said.“There are some kits that police use in other jurisdictions that give you a spotcheck without having to take them into a police station.“That was always the problem with spotchecks in Bermuda. They had to be taken into the station which was a protocol too tedious for the average police constable to want to do.“But a simplified method for field testing should cause policemen to do it more frequently. That would change people's driving patterns.”Mr Perinchief said he's optimistic Transport Minister Terry Lister who selected him as council chairman last week would take the suggestion to the House of Assembly, adding it would only involve a tweak to existing legislation.Bermuda suffered 13 road deaths in 2010, putting it fractionally outside the international high-risk category; some spots across the Island have long been notorious for accidents, including Crow Lane, near its junction with Corkscrew Hill, and Flatts Village.Mr Perinchief said he would push for speed cameras, speed bumps and flashing warning lights triggered by vehicles going too fast in key locations, while police must also step up their presence.He said of the Crow Lane blackspot: “It's not just the road configuration.“I know it's a really sharp bend, but people are travelling too fast along that stretch.“I think if somebody is bombing along at night suddenly and came to that point that a series of caution lights came on, that should make them realise they are in a danger zone.“Even if under the influence of drink or drugs, it should perk them up and make them pay attention.“I believe we should start putting up speed cameras in locations like that. People would feel, ‘I'm in a camera zone, I have to reduce my speed.'“I do think the police have got to get back to stopping and checking people, picking times when people are leaving the city's nightclubs.“It's always well known on a Friday and Saturday night people like to have a drink and generally leave Hamilton after hours.“After three o'clock in the morning, the last call for alcohol, the police should really be monitoring East Broadway.”Mr Perinchief said that was standard procedure in his days in the Police Service but believes officers may have been taken away due to increased violence.