DRINK DRIVING

Question 1

When was the first law passed making drunk driving an offence

Answer 1

1925

Question 2

What was a problem with the law passed in 1925

Answer 2

There was no definition of drunk

Question 3

What were the public attitudes towards drink driving before 1925

Answer 3

Tolerant - government did not collect data on deaths by drink driving

Question 4

When did the death of someone due to driving under the influence become an offence

Answer 4

1991- compulsory sentence of 5 years

Question 5

What are public attitudes towards drunk driving in the modern day

Answer 5

Intolerant - reflected in new laws and tougher sentences

Question 6

What did the 1967 road safety act do?

Answer 6

It made it an offence to be in charge of a vehicle if your blood alcohol level was over a certain amount (80mg per 100ml of blood)

Question 7

What equipment was introduced in 1968 for roadside use

Answer 7

Breathalysers - proportions of accidents involving alcohol fell from 25% to 15%

Question 8

What happened as a result of changing public attitudes

Answer 8

Tougher laws were introduced

Question 9

How many road casualties invlove alcohol in the modern day?

Answer 9

5%

Question 10

What was an important factor in changing public perceptions

Answer 10

Campaigns

Question 11

What percentage of males admitted to drunk driving at least once a week in the 1970s

Answer 11

Half (50%)