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Drink drive fatalities on the increase

30 November 2006
 

The estimated number of fatalities in road accidents since 2000 where at least one of the drivers or riders involved was over the legal alcohol limit is as outlined in the following table, Stephen Ladyman told Bob Russell (LibDem).

Year Car drivers Other road users

2000 400 130

2001 400 140

2002 420 130

2003 430 150

2004 430 160 [23/11]

Higher occupancy rates would cut car miles

In 2005 cars and taxis travelled 297 billion kilometres with an average occupancy rate of 1.6 but if the occupancy...

+42% more

 

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