Information about the association between drink driving and accidents, results of breath tests of drivers involved in accidents and enforcement action relating to drink driving for 2017.
This is the latest release in the series: Drinking and driving
Series information:
Main points
- In 2016, 12% of all drivers of motorised vehicles and 18% of motorcyclist drivers or riders killed in traffic collisions were above the drink drive limit.
- The Department for Transport estimates that 7% of killed or serious injury accidents (KSI) that occurred in Wales in 2016 involved drivers over the blood alcohol limit.
- Police officers’ views about the factors which contributed to accidents occurring suggest that 7% of KSI accidents during 2017 involved drivers that were impaired by alcohol.
- In 2017, there were 70 accidents in which contributory factors included pedestrians being impaired by alcohol.
Breath tests of drivers taken after accidents show:
- 4.6% of drivers (134) involved in accidents were over the legal alcohol limit for driving
- over two thirds of positive tests occurred between 6pm and 4am
- drivers were more likely to test positive on weekends than on weekdays.
Reports
Drinking and driving, 2017 , file type: PDF, file size: 1 MB
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Contact
Ryan Pike
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Email: stats.transport@gov.wales
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