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12 paź 2023 · Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport. Drivers who have been drinking are 15 times more likely to be involved in fatal crashes than sober drivers. This is among the statistics presented in the European Road Safety Observatory’s new thematic report on driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
23 lip 2024 · Collector: Alexander Eser. Published: 7/23/2024. Statistic 1. The legal blood alcohol concentration limit for drivers in most European countries is 0.5 grams per liter. Statistic 2. In some European countries, the legal blood alcohol concentration limit for novice drivers is 0.2 grams per liter. Statistic 3.
This report aims to provide an updated overview of the drink-driving situation in Europe, covering 30 countries: 25 Member States of the European Union together with the United Kingdom, Israel, Norway, the Republic of Serbia and Switzerland.
Driving under the influence of alcohol, or drink-driving, is a key risk factor for 27% of all road injuries. Thus, drink-driving is a significant public health problem that affects not only the alcohol user but also, in many cases, innocent parties such as passengers and pedestrians.
27 sie 2024 · Key Statistics. Drunk driving fatalities more commonly occur at night, with nearly 9,700 nighttime driving under the influence (DUI) deaths versus about 3,100 daytime DUI fatalities in 2022. Young adults ages 21 to 24 have the highest DUI fatality rate, while people between 25 and 34 years old have recorded the highest number of fatal accidents ...
When it comes to drunk driving, it affects more than just the driver. In 2022, among children (14 and younger) killed in motor vehicle crashes, 25% were killed in drunk-driving crashes. Of those deaths, more than half the time (57%) the child killed was in the vehicle driven by the drunk driver.
1 cze 2024 · Introduction. Driving under the influence of alcohol, such as drunk driving, constitutes a global public health crisis.
