Organisation: North East Regional Road Safety Resource
Date uploaded: 12th December 2012
Date published/launched: November 2012
This report provides an overview of casualties in North East England that resulted from collisions where at least one of the drivers involved was judged by the reporting police officer to be driving their vehicle whilst over the legal alcohol limit.
It also provides information on dates, times and areas where drink driving casualties are most likely to occur, other factors behind drink driving collisions, and offers suggestions for communicating with potential offenders.
The main results from this report show that casualties from drink drive collisions account for around 5% of total casualties in the region, but 15% of fatalities. Over the five year period, drink drive casualties have reduced by almost a third, but still remain a problem on the evenings and the weekends where, between some hours, as many as half of all casualties are as a result of a collision involving an intoxicated driver.
Men are far more likely than women to drink and drive, accounting for 83% of intoxicated drivers involved in collisions, and young drivers (17-24 year olds) made up a third of drink drivers.
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Peter Slater
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