“Road traffic accident rates in Scotland have increased since new, tougher drink-drive limits were introduced in 2014, a study has shown.
Researchers from Glasgow University said early public awareness campaigns had not been maintained.
Writing in The Lancet, they said road accident rates in Scotland were now higher than those in England and Wales.
The Scottish government said most levers to tackle drink-driving were retained by Westminster.
Holyrood was able to introduce lower limits on blood-alcohol content (BAC) for drivers in December 2014 after those powers were devolved.
The limit became 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.
Previously it was 35, a limit still in force in England and Wales.”
What a surprise!!!
Campaigned for, by people who had suffered personal losses at the hands of drivers who were typically 4-6 times over the existing limit.
The problem was never with those who had one drink - the problem was always with those who had over 4 drinks.............. and those people have not changed their habits just because there is a lower limit in place.
Leaving the EU - will probably be the only thing that prevents England and Wales following suit, though..............
Al
