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THE REAL COST OF DRIVING HOME DRINK DRIVING CAUSES... 250 (4.4%) FATAL ACCIDENTS 880 (15.4%) SERIOUS INJURIES 4590 (80.4%) MINOR INJURIES TOTALLING 5710 FATALITIES CAUSED BY DRINK DRIVING SERIOUS INJURIES CAUSED BY DRINK DRIVING 2008 - 350 2008 - 1280 2009 - 340 2009 - 1180 2010 - 220 2010 - 990 2011 - 220 2011 - 1040 2012 - 210 2012 - 960 2013 - 250 2013 - 880 One in eight road deaths result from crashes where the driver was over the drink-drive limit. A further 65 road deaths per year were caused by drivers who were under the drink-drive limit but who had significant amounts of alcohol in their blood. Experts have estimated that lowering the drink-drive limit to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood could save 65 lives and 230 serious injuries in Britain each year. According to a survey of 1,000 drivers by Brake and Direct Line, one in three UK drivers admit to driving after drinking any amount of alcohol in the last year. 60% of people think it takes at least 2 units of alcohol to affect them while 19% of A level of 20-50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood leaves drivers with a three times greater risk of dying in a car crash than those with no alcohol. people think it takes three to four, or more units to affect them. With a level of 50-80mg you are six times more likely and with 80-100mg, 11 times more likely. OF SELF REPORTED DRINK DRIVERS THE % OF PEOPLE IN 2013/14 WHO THINK THEY WERE OVER THE LEGAL ALCOHOL LIMIT AT LEAST ONCE IN THE LAST YEAR Age 16-19 Age 20-24 Age 25-29 Age 30-39 Age 40-49 5.2% Age 50+ 7.7% Of those self reported as having drink drove in the past year 8.1% of male drivers admitted to and 3.5% of female drivers also admitted. 8.9% 7.9% 5.7% 4.9% OF who fail breath tests following crashes are men, 75% DRIVERS 3 times as many as women! A total of 123,956 drivers were required to take a breath test in 2013, and 21,091 requests were made on a Friday between 8am and 7pm Of those people 3,727 (3%) either failed the breath test of refused to provide a specimen. Sources Department for Transport, Brake Report of the Review of Drink and Drug Driving Law, Sir Peter North, 2010 Report 2012-14, Brake and Direct Line. Drink Driving: Fit to Drive For more information: Call 24/7 on 0800 689 0500 or from your mobile 0333 500 0993 or you can visit www.accidentadvicehelpline.co.uk accident advice helpline