DRINK–DRIVING: THE FACTS
Drinking alcohol and driving increases
the risk of a road traffic crash
Above a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.05 g/dl,
the risk of road traffic crash increases dramatically.
Road crash risk
0.05
0.1
Blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) g/dl
34
Best
practice
Drink-driving laws should
be based on a blood alcohol
concentration (BAC) limit
of no more than:
0.05g/dl
for the general population
0.02g/dl
for young or novice drivers
Strictly enforcing a drink-driving law can
reduce the number of road deaths by 20%.
countries have a drink-driving
law in line with best practice.
Drink-driving laws by country
BAC ≤ 0.05 g/dl and BAC
for young/novice drivers ≤ 0.02 g/dl
BAC between 0.05 g/dl and 0.08 g/dl
or BAC for young/novice drivers > 0.02 g/dl
No drink–driving law/Law not based
on BAC/ BAC > 0.08 g/dl
Alcohol consumption legally prohibited
Data not available
Not applicable
Global status report on road safety 2015
www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_status/2015/en/