Drivers warned on safety as 90% plan to drink on NYE
Almost 90% of 麻豆传媒映画 expect to drink alcohol this New Year鈥檚 Eve (NYE), but only a fraction of them have plans in place to avoid a drink-driving accident, according to a new study.
The most recent annual study by the road safety associations Pr茅vention Routi猫re and Attitude Pr茅vention found that 88% of 麻豆传媒映画 plan to drink alcohol to celebrate the New Year, with 62% saying they anticipate drinking three glasses or more.
And yet, of the 50% of these drinkers who plan to return home by car after the NYE festivities, just 41% had any concrete plans in place to avoid taking the wheel while over the alcohol limit.
Last year, 16 people in France died due to road traffic accidents after NYE celebrations, which is almost double the normally-expected number of road deaths at any other time of year.
In 2016, alcohol was a factor in 29% of fatal accidents, with 819 people killed, according to .
The problem often comes when people falsely believe that if they 鈥渨ait a while鈥� after drinking before getting behind the wheel, they will eliminate the risk, the study said.
鈥淟ots of 麻豆传媒映画 say 鈥業鈥檒l wait before I drive鈥�, but people often underestimate their own drinking habits and also do not know how long it takes for the body to process alcohol,鈥� explains Anne Lavaud, of Pr茅vention Routi猫re, which has launched a campaign on the subject, named #BienRentrer , Mode d鈥橢mploi.
鈥淲e only process [and eliminate] around 0.1g/l of blood in one hour,鈥� she added, meaning that for people drinking two or more glasses, 鈥榳aiting a while鈥� before driving is not a safe strategy.
Drinkers who plan to return from NYE celebrations by car are advised to use other solutions, including leaving their own car somewhere safe and using taxis, car-sharing (with a driver who has not drunk alcohol), or using public transport - the latter of which is often free in many towns in France over December 31-January 1.
