RBT

Lumberjack Darren has been on the road for four hours. He's running to a tight schedule. He has to drop an engine off at the mechanic's and then turn around to get to see his son's play football. But Darren's about to hit a roadblock in the form of a massive police operation targeting drink and drug drivers.

Truck driver Marcus clocked off from work 5 hours ago then clocked into his local for a drinking session. He's happy to admit he's had "quite a few" and knows he's busted. Not wanting to waste any time he resigns himself to his fate and tells the officer, "Take me in".

There's no such thing as a quiet police shift in Sydney's wild west. And today promises to top the bill. When police pull up a driver for what they think is a routine breath and drug test they cannot believe what they find.

Late on an otherwise sleepy Sunday night police spot a car travelling at speed near a railway station. Police comb the streets south of Sydney looking for car involved in an incident at a petrol station. 45-year-old Mark has spent most of his life working on boats. Now that he's back on dry land he's sinking a few too many drinks after work.

Vicki calls herself 'An habitual offender'. She's been done for drink driving so often that she happily explains the court process to all and sundry. After knocking back the remnants of a bottle of bourbon she's in the bus and back to square one.

Terry is having a very bad day. His partner has told him she doesn't love him anymore so he fell off the wagon, knocked back 12long-necks, and fronted at his son's pre-school at pick-up time. Sergeant Farmer-a 29-year veteran of the force -arrives at the scene before Terry can create any further damage. The Sarge has seen it all before and knows what it's like to have a broken heart.

It's midday and 29-year-old James and his faithful companion - dog Ruby - are on their way to a skating comp. The laid-back linesman is also an aspiring tattoo artist and claims that cannabis inspires his creativity. Trouble is, after a night of creative toking and tattooing James and his dog Ruby might be off the road for quite some time.

Torrential rain during one of the worst storms in history is testing RBT officers to the limit. But, come rain, hail or shine they are out on the road. Red-haired Irish lass Mary is on her way home from work at the pub. She hasn't indulged in a tipple today but a drug test could spin a different yarn.

With drinking venues across Sydney's party district locking out drinkers early, more people are choosing to party closer to home. When police clock a driver leaving a bottle shop chances are - he's stocking up on party supplies. But with six glasses of wine already under his belt, is the party well underway?

About to call it a night, police are shocked when a reckless P-Plater tempts fate by running a red light right in front of their eyes. Police pursue the driver, struggling to keep up with the lead foot. In a last-ditch attempt to outmaneuver police the vehicle comes to an abrupt stop between a car and a fence.

In the middle of a sweltering heatwave 30-year-old, Justin's been cooling off down at the beach with his young family and a few too many beers. After dropping the family home he decided to duck out and buy some food for their lunch. But with his pregnant wife waiting for him at home in a single breath testJustin's gone from hero to zero.