5 JANUARY 1962, Page 25

5115,—Would you be good enough to explain (hat: 'driving under

the influence is not a crime in the same way that, say, theft is a crime.'

15 Heath wood Gardens, Swanky, Kent

[Theft is recognised as a criminal activity by thieves : driving under the influence is not recog- nised as a criminal activity by drivers under the influence—partly because they _arc often unaware of their condition, and partly because the law is so extensively broken that it is not reinforced by moral sanctions.—Editor, Spectator.]