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| Drink-drive casualties in UK at four-year high | Drink-drive casualties in UK at four-year high |
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| The number of drink-drive casualties has reached a four-year high, figures show. | The number of drink-drive casualties has reached a four-year high, figures show. |
| An estimated 9,040 people were injured or killed on Britain’s roads in 2016 in incidents where a driver was over the alcohol limit, according to the Department for Transport. | An estimated 9,040 people were injured or killed on Britain’s roads in 2016 in incidents where a driver was over the alcohol limit, according to the Department for Transport. |
| The figure, an increase of 7% on the previous year, represents about one in 20 of all casualties in reported road accidents in 2016. | The figure, an increase of 7% on the previous year, represents about one in 20 of all casualties in reported road accidents in 2016. |
| An estimated 230 people died in drink-drive crashes during the year, up from 200 in 2015. | An estimated 230 people died in drink-drive crashes during the year, up from 200 in 2015. |
| Joshua Harris, the director of campaigns at the road safety charity Brake, said the law gave a “false impression” that it was safe to drink and drive, adding that “even very small amounts of alcohol dramatically affect safe driving”. | Joshua Harris, the director of campaigns at the road safety charity Brake, said the law gave a “false impression” that it was safe to drink and drive, adding that “even very small amounts of alcohol dramatically affect safe driving”. |
| Scotland reduced the legal alcohol limit from 80mg per 100ml of blood to 50mg in December 2014. In the rest of the UK it remains 80mg. | Scotland reduced the legal alcohol limit from 80mg per 100ml of blood to 50mg in December 2014. In the rest of the UK it remains 80mg. |
| Harris said: “How many more lives must be needlessly lost before the government acts on drink-driving? Today’s figures show that drink-driving is an increasing blight on British roads and yet the government sits on its hands and refuses to address the issue.” | Harris said: “How many more lives must be needlessly lost before the government acts on drink-driving? Today’s figures show that drink-driving is an increasing blight on British roads and yet the government sits on its hands and refuses to address the issue.” |
| “Brake is calling for the government to implement an effective zero-tolerance drink-drive limit of 20mg per 100ml of blood, making clear to drivers that not a drop of alcohol is safe.” | “Brake is calling for the government to implement an effective zero-tolerance drink-drive limit of 20mg per 100ml of blood, making clear to drivers that not a drop of alcohol is safe.” |
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