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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.
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.
European drivers drive with alcohol in their blood (> 0.1 g/L), 1.9% with illegal drugs, 1.4% with (a limited list of) medicinal drugs, 0.37% with a combination of alcohol and drugs, and 0.39% with different types of drugs (Houwing et al., 2011).
Alcohol. Most recent Thematic Report on Alcohol and Drugs. Diagram & Summary. © EU. The scope of the problem. About 25% of all road fatalities in Europe are alcohol related whereas about only 1% of all kilometres driven in Europe are driven by drivers with 0.5 g/l alcohol in their blood or more.
16 maj 2024 · Learn about the prevalence, consequences, and prevention of impaired driving in the United States. Find data on alcohol- and drug-impaired driving deaths, costs, and self-reported episodes.
17 sty 2018 · The rate of women in the United States reporting a recent arrest for alcohol-impaired driving increased 40 percent between 2002 and 2014. Statistics reported to the FBI over the same time period show a similar increase. This increase may reflect, in part, an increase in marketing of alcohol to women.