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Driving with 0.15% BAC by mass and above (legally defined as Drunk Driving) is a distinct offence from having over 0.08% but under 0.15% BAC, and is subject to heavier penalties. Persistent offenders may be barred from driving for terms up to and including life, and may be imprisoned.
Road users who are impaired by alcohol have a significantly higher risk of being involved in a crash. Enacting and enforcing strong drink-driving laws and low blood alcohol concentration limits via sobriety checkpoints and random breath testing will help to turn the tide.
30 maj 2019 · The safest way to drive is to not drink at all, but the law in many countries allows otherwise. Renting a car or embarking on a road trip abroad? Then it pays to know your drink driving limits.
28 lis 2021 · Let’s take a closer look at how limits and laws compare across the bloc. The majority of European countries have a drink drive limit of 0.05%, which means drivers are allowed 0.05 grams of alcohol per 100ml of blood. That’s typically the equivalent of around one beer or one small glass of wine.
Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests these laws are highly effective: “They have had a clear effect on highway safety, saving tens of thousands of lives since their implementation.” So what do they look like around the world? This chart from the World Health Organization provides a snapshot. Have you read?
13 maj 2022 · Effective campaigns to reverse the level of community acceptance of drink driving behaviour, coupled with sustained and well-resourced enforcement of strong anti-drink driving laws, has seen significant reductions in alcohol-related road crashes in many jurisdictions. However, more must be done.
Global Information System on Alcohol and Health: Alcohol Control Policies; Drink driving, Legal BAC limits by country.
