Drink Driving Statistics
In an effort to help prevent the rise in drink driving that occurs around this time of year, here are some shocking statistics about drinking and driving in the UK.
Each year, over 500,000 breath tests are carried out across the UK.
Of these 500,000 breath tests, an average of 1 in 5 is found positive.
The most common section of society who test positive in breath tests are men between the ages of 17 and 29.
Men between these ages also make up the highest number of casualties of drinking and driving.
Nearly 1 in 6 of all deaths on the road involve drivers with more than the legal limit of alcohol in their blood.
This results in an average of 3,000 people being killed or seriously injured as a result of drink drive collisions.
In addition to these 3,000 serious casualties, 2004 saw over 14,000 more people suffered minor injuries from collisions involving drink driving.
Don’t be one of the 100,000 people caught drinking and driving this year. Don’t drink and drive this Christmas.
