Health

Drinking and Driving & Not a Good Match
by Barbora Kasparova

We've heard the phrases like Friends don't let friends drive drunk, or Drunk driving doesn't just kill drunk drivers. What's behind these words? According to the statistics, in the USA 38, 588 people died in car accidents in 2006, and 13,470 fatalities occurred in crashes involving at least one intoxicated driver (http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx). Simple mathematics suggests that in the USA every third fatal car accident involves alcohol. It does not look any better in the rest of the world. Driving under the influence is, naturally, illegal, although the understanding of what the term means in its legal sense differs from country to country. Some countries have so called zero tolerance (Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia), which for the drivers means trouble with law if any alcohol is detected regardless of the amount. This brings "legal security" in a sense that it is undisputable one is not allowed to have been drinking at all before operating a vehicle. Some countries allow some alcohol, yet it is often confusing as to how much one can actually drink to be within the limits. The highest tolerance is 0.08 % (in the United States, UK, Canada, and Ireland), while other countries have 0.05 or less. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6920720.stm)According to a recent survey in Britain, the majority of drivers support the idea of having zero tolerance, claiming it would end the uncertainty. It seems not only the authorities, but also the drivers realize the problem. In the end, it's their lives what is in stake.

related story: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20071127/tuk-uk-britain-breathalyser-fa6b408_2.htm

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