The weird world of hit television show ‘RBT’ has been exposed, as a producer reveals why drivers agree to tell their embarrassing stories.
The Channel Nine show features drivers intoxicated behind the wheel who have been caught by police during random breath testing for alcohol.
Executive producer Jennifer Collins said motorists wanting to atone for their drink driving was often the reason they agreed to be shown on television.
The weird world of hit television show ‘RBT’ has been exposed, as a producer reveals why drivers agree to tell their embarrassing stories
The Channel Nine show features drivers intoxicated behind the wheel who have been caught by police during random breath testing for alcohol
Police say the show has helped to reduce drink driving
‘I think drivers are remorseful, I think that’s why they want to be part of the show,’ she said.
‘A lot of them feel like they want to publicly say ‘I’m not going to do this again, I’m going to change my ways’ and if they actually declare that to their family and to the public that they’ll actually go ahead and do that.’
Chief Inspector Phil Brooks from New South Wales Police said the show has helped to reduce drink driving.
‘The show has certainly given the community a greater awareness and also what are the risks that drink driving poses on our roads,’ he said.
One of the more memorable moments on the show featured a man named ‘Scott’, who was pulled into a random breath test and blew 0.169 – with police determining he’d consumed 96.6 standard drinks.
From the moment he is pulled over, police are aware Scott’s been drinking with one officer remarking: ‘He absolutely wreaks of alcohol’.
‘Scott’ was pulled into a random breath test and blew 0.169 – with police determining he’d consumed 96.6 standard drinks
A P-plate driver despite his age, legally he must have a blood alcohol reading of 0.0 while behind the wheel
A P-plate driver despite his age, legally he must have a blood alcohol reading of 0.0 while behind the wheel.
But despite the initial high-range reading, Scott continued to claim all he had to drink for more than half a day was water, leaving officers shocked.
‘I had a few at the pub, went home and watched two games of footy, (drank) scotch, you know like everyone does on their day off,’ he explains.
When asked to give a rundown of everything he’s drunk, Scott’s explanation gives a hint as to why he blew such a high reading so long after his last drink.
‘A carton and a bit (of beer) easy, scotch and a couple of cans of Wild Turkey,’ he tells police of his mammoth drinking session.
But despite the initial high-range reading, Scott continues to claim all he has had to drink for more than half a day is water, leaving officers shocked