Drink Drive Awareness

DRINK DRIVE ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES IN GREAT BRITAIN 1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 APR MAY JIN U. AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 760 970 810 27,220 660 570 2010 670 9,700 12,030 066 14,020 16,000 14,370 15,400 Altogether around one in five road deaths are alcohol related 35 30 25 20 15 10 Calendar Year of Statistic A graph to show the rise and fall of Drink Drive accidents and casualties across great britain from 1979-2010 853 4 11% 300% Women failed a breathalyser test after being involved in a drink drive related incident where an injury The majority of women caught drink driving are 4 times over the 35Mcg limit Is the number of both sexes under the age of 25 that have been breathalysed after being involved in an accident and consequently FAILED Men are 3 times more likely to die in a drink drive incident than women was sustained However 3,000 more men are caught 4 times over the 35Mcg limit 1.1% of the 41,000 women tested Statistics taken from the whole Within the whole of England During the calender year of FAILED of Great Britain 2010 30% 10 200 March 2000: the Government announced that it had decided not to lower the limit giving as the reason awaiting possible moves to harmonise drink drive limits in the EU For young people accident risk increases after one drink after Alcohol can slow down reaction time by up to 30% and also reduces ability to perform Young drivers (17-24 year olds) over the limit were killed in car two it doubles and after five accidents it can have increased ten fold. two or more tasks at the same time The legal blood alcohol limit for driving is In reality the Government simply bowed to pressure from the alcohol industry Night vision can be reduced Within Great Britain by 25% During the calendar year of 80mg 2010 statistics taken from www.dft.gov.uk 2010 26,520 30,220 27,390 2005 17,040 15,580 16,910 18,060 2000 18,780 820 20,100 18,990 1220 16,980 1995 03 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201O 1990 1985 1979 Persons per Thousand