Officers will breath-test any motorist suspected of drinking, not just those involved in accidents Police will step up a road safety campaign by demanding drivers suspected to have been drinking to take a breath test, even if they have not been involved in an accident. Although police are already empowered to test any driver thought to have been drinking, in practice only those involved in accidents are tested. Chief Superintendent Alfred Ma Wai-luk, head of the force's public relations bureau, said the move was intended to help meet the goal of improving road safety - a target set for the force this year by Police Commissioner Dick Lee Ming-kwai. 'If there is reason to believe that drivers are under the influence of alcohol, we will require them to take a breath test,' Mr Ma said. The stepped-up enforcement would not require any legislative amendments, he added. Drink-drivers face a maximum fine of $25,000 and up to three years' imprisonment. There were 14,436 traffic accidents last year, 7.3 per cent less than in 2002. But there were 173 fatal traffic accidents last year compared with 162 in the year before. Of the fatal accidents last year, three were caused by drink-driving. There was one such case in 2002 and one in the first two months of this year. Drink-driving also led to 33 traffic accidents with serious injuries last year, compared with only 22 in 2002. There were five such cases in the first two months this year. Police will also soon begin using camera systems to monitor speeding and traffic-light violations. Transport officials extended the red-light camera system to an extra 60 locations last year and would complete installation of the speed enforcement camera system at a further 75 locations by mid-month. That would bring the total number of locations fixed with a red-light camera system to 110 and speed-enforcement camera systems to 85. A total of 10 speeding cameras and 28 red-light cameras are to be rotated throughout these locations. The police are also planning to equip 16 more motorcycles with upgraded video cameras and speed detectors. Meanwhile, a police burial with full honours will be held on Saturday at Universal Funeral Parlour in Hunghom for motorcycle policeman Chan Yip-shing who died in a collision with a driver accused of being drunk on March 18. Chan, 28, who joined the force in 1993, would be buried at the official burial ground for heroes - Gallant Gardens, in Wo Hop Shek. Chan was killed on the Gascoigne Road flyover when he was rushing to the scene of an accident in Cheung Sha Wan. His bike was struck head-on by a car and the impact threw him off the flyover. He plunged 10 metres to the road below. The car driver, Wu Wing-cho, 28, has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and drink-driving. Prosecutor Karmen Wong told Kowloon City Court last Friday that a charge of manslaughter was being considered in view of the severity of the case.