Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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Series Title | Press Release |
Series Details | IP/01/70 (18.1.01) |
Publication Date | 18/01/2001 |
Content Type | News |
On 18.1.01, in order to fight better against drinking and driving, the European Commission recommended to limit at 0.5 mg/ml the permitted blood alcohol concentration level. Although the number of casualties in drink-drive accidents has been significantly reduced in the past twenty years in the EU, drinking and driving is still a major road safety problem. About 10,000 people, a quarter of all EU road deaths, are killed every year in accidents where at least one driver had consumed too much alcohol. |
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Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/01/70&format=HTML&rapid=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
Subject Categories | Mobility and Transport |
Countries / Regions | Europe |