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Table 2 BAC-levels, fatalities/100.000 population, estimated share of drink-driving fatalities in Europe according to the alcohol interlock study (Ecorys) and the IRTAD report compared to the dimensions of traffic safety culture. Sources: [21–23]
BAC-level | Fatalities/100.000 inhabitants in 2012 (IRTAD, CARE*) | Share of drink-driving fatalities in Europe (Ecorys) | Share of drink-driving involvement in traffic fatalities in 2012 (IRTAD) | Cognition (mean = 8,6/5,9 %) | Cathexis (mean = 77,8) | Morality (mean = 92,3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | 0,5 | 6,3 % | 13–23 % | 8,7 % | 10,7/7,3 % | lower | 76,3 % | lower | 93,2 % | higher |
Belgium | 0,5 | 6,9 % | 33,2–43,2 % | n.a. | 17,5/7,3 % | lower | 78,1 % | higher | 90,6 % | lower |
Cyprus | 0,5 | n.a. | 43,3 % | n.a. | 17,3/10,0 % | lower | 81,1 % | higher | 85,4 % | lower |
Czech Rep | 0 | 7,1 % | 10,0–25,0 % | 6,6 % | 8,8/8,5 % | lower | 73,2 % | lower | 78,4 % | lower |
Estonia* | 0,2 | 6,6 | 30,0 % | n.a. | 6,2/3,2 % | higher | 82,5 % | higher | 85,9 % | lower |
Finland | 0,5 | 4,7 % | 23,5 % | 16,0 % (BAC above 0,5 g/l limit) | 3,7/0,3 % | higher | 83,3 % | higher | 99,8 % | higher |
France | 0,5 | 5,8 % | 30,8 % | 30,0 % (over past 10 years) | 11,9/2,2 % | lower | 94,0 % | higher | 96,0 % | higher |
Germany | 0,5 | 4,4 % | 14,0–24,0 % | 9,4 % | 7,8/3,9 % | higher | 73,9 % | lower | 96,2 % | higher |
Greece | 0,5 | 9,1 % | 20,0–40,0 % | n.a. | 2,2/5,0 % | higher | 84,0 % | higher | 90,7 % | lower |
Hungary | 0 | 6,1 % | 26,1–36,1 % | 11,2 % (personal injury crashes). | 2,6/4,8 % | higher | 88,6 % | higher | 89,7 % | lower |
Ireland | 0,5 | 3,5 % | 29,8 % | 15,5 % (estimated in 2007) | 4,0/7,7 % | lower | 73,1 % | lower | 94,8 % | higher |
Israel | 0,5 | 3,3 % | n.a. | 7–15 % | 13,1/10,6 % | lower | 60,4 % | lower | 90,1 % | lower |
Italy | 0,5 | 6,0 % | 15,6–25,6 % | 2,0 % | 17,2/4,6 % | lower | 50,7 % | lower | 83,4 % | lower |
Netherlands | 0,5 | 3,9 % | 20,0–30,0 % | 28 % (seriously injured, 2007–2009) | 10,6/2,9 % | lower | 72,5 % | lower | 98,8 % | higher |
Poland | 0,2 | 9,2 % | 8,0–18,0 % | 9,0 % (over past 10 years) | 5,4/9,5 % | lower | 89,7 % | higher | 99,3 % | higher |
Serbia | 0,3 | 9,7 % | n.a. | 5–7 % (over past 10 years) | 12,5/14,7 % | lower | 75,6 % | lower | 89,6 % | lower |
Slovenia | 0,5 | 6,3 % | 35,5 % | 34,0 % | 6,4/4,8 % | higher | 77,0 % | lower | 98,8 % | higher |
Spain | 0,5 | 4,1 % | 31,0 % | n.a. | 6,2/5,0 % | higher | 90,8 % | higher | 92,0 % | lower |
Sweden | 0,2 | 2,7 % | 20,0–30,0 % | 24 % | 3,1/2,4 % | higher | 53,8 % | lower | 98,8 % | higher |