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Driving Under Influence: Death

Volume 470: debated on Monday 21 January 2008

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Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many young people who died as a result of road traffic accidents were (a) under the influence of alcohol and (b) under the influence of drugs in each of the past 10 years. (180131)

Jim Fitzpatrick

The percentage of drivers and riders killed over the legal blood alcohol limit by age group for Great Britain from 1997 to 2006 is shown in the table.

Motorcycle ridersCars and other motor vehicles

Age

Age

16-19

20-29

30-39

40+

All Ages

16-19

20-29

30-39

40+

All Ages

All

1997

10

14

16

7

13

25

23

26

12

19

17

1998

15

7

18

6

11

17

25

24

9

17

15

1999

23

8

12

2

9

22

31

31

7

20

17

2000

17

10

13

5

10

20

32

34

12

22

18

2001

11

14

12

1

10

18

35

25

14

22

18

2002

27

15

10

2

11

18

31

37

14

19

19

2003

10

20

12

8

13

18

33

28

12

19

19

2004

19

19

13

10

14

26

31

32

16

25

21

2005

26

11

13

11

13

25

33

33

13

24

20

20061

142

103

11

25

33

24

19

25

20

1 Provisional data. The sample size for 2006 is not yet sufficient to give a full age breakdown.

2 Age groups 16-29.

3 Age groups 30+.

This table can also be found on the Department’s website at the following address:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/172974/173025/221412/221549/227755/285672/Article3DrinkDrivetab1.xls

Information on whether or not drivers involved in accidents failed a drugs test is not collected by the Department.