Pressure to cut BAC limits in England and Wales as France toughens limit for young drivers
England and Wales are under pressure to match Scotland’s successful move last year from a 0.8g/l general blood alcohol limit for drivers to 0.5. Meanwhile the French government will officially lower the limit for novice drivers from 0.5 to 0.2 from 1 July. Read more...
European Parliament calls for new EU alcohol strategy
Members of the European Parliament passed a resolution in April calling on the European Commission to come forward with a comprehensive new long term strategy to tackle the impacts of alcohol on health. Read more...
Alcohol interlock programme ‘effective’ in Michigan
The first four years of an alcohol-interlock linked rehabilitation programme for drink driving offenders in the US state of Michigan has been a ‘significant success’, according to a new study. Read more...
US study shows economic benefits of cutting drink driving deaths
A new analysis published in the medical journal Injury Prevention shows the very significant benefits of preventing drink driving collisions on a national economy. Read more....
Luxembourg toughens up penalty point system
Drivers caught drink driving in Luxembourg now face tougher penalties following the introduction of a revised driving license points system. Read more....
Report warns on alcohol brand exposure at Formula 1 races
A study by Britain’s Institute of Alcohol Studies and Australia’s Monash University for the European Alcohol Policy Alliance network Eurocare says viewers of the 2014 Monaco Formula One race were exposed to alcohol brand images 11 times every minute. Read more...
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