Britain’s motorists are among the worst in Europe for drink driving, it has been reported. A new study shows that Britain has the third highest rate of drink driving with 6% of drivers getting behind the wheel while over the limit.
Britain was topped only by Switzerland, with 6.6%, and Moldova with a whopping 19%, while the average across Europe was in fact just 1.7%. Research by the road policing group Tispol found that 829 drivers tested positive among almost 14,000 breath tests carried out in Britain.
The results came as part of Tispol’s week-long, pan-European study last month. Britain has the second-second highest drink drive limit in Europe and many parts of Britain have seen a reduction in police patrols and an increase in speed cameras.
Tispol president Adam Briggs, who is also the deputy chief constable of North Yorkshire Police, said: 'We are determined to find a way forward to reduce this unacceptable level of hard-core drink drivers and to make the roads safer for everyone. There are a number of possibilities including reducing the legal limit, the introduction of random roadside testing, increasing the penalties or continuing to improve education.'
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