![]() Sam Waide, CEO of the RSA, asked people to think of the potential consequences of drink driving before making the decision to drive. In 2020, a year which saw traffic volumes fall and pubs closed for much of the year, 8,159 drivers where arrested for drink driving. Over 70% of the 219 road user fatalities where drink driving was detected occurred on rural roads. As a result of these collisions, 146 people died and 72 were injured. The report looked at 135 driver fatalities with a positive toxicology for alcohol. ![]() Of the drink drivers involved in a fatal collision, 70% were found to be over three times the limit. Minister of State for Transport Hildegarde Naughton said the findings of the report are very concerning and she was particularly struck by the high levels of alcohol being detected. ![]() Over 90% of motorists killed while under the influence of alcohol were men and 82% were under 45 years old. Gardaí will be mounting checkpoints nationwide over St Patrick's Day targeting drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol.ĭespite pubs and restaurants being closed since last December, Gardaí have arrested 1,112 drivers for driving while intoxicated in the first two months of 2021.Īssistant Commissioner, Paula Hilman, appealed to people to stay at home, comply with travel restrictions and public health guidelines and not to engage in dangerous behaviour on the roads.Īttitudes to drink driving have progressed over the last number of years but the research published by the RSA revealed that young men are significantly overepresented in road fatalities involving alcohol. The Road Deaths and Alcohol 2013-2017 report showed that 14% of the road user fatalities where there was alcohol involved took place between 5am and 11am. The more alcohol consumed the longer it will take to for it to leave the body and although a person may feel they can drive the following morning, they will still be over the limit.
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