Caught sight of the new don't Drink and Drive TV campaign the other night - see here: www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/campaigns/drinkdrive/dr...m
One question - why's it aimed at young people (17-29) AGAIN?! I don't know anyone in that age bracket who drinks and drives at all, yet I know loads of people my dad's age who insist they are still safe to drive after 'just one or two'.
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Completly agree with you PG, its a complete no no with anybody i know, its not accepted these days by young people,
my aunts pathetic new husband lost his license after drink driving (good) and STILL thinks its o.k! what an idiot.
He offered me a drink once at a family party and couldnt understand why I kept refusing, I had to politly point out I didnt wish to loose my license or my life and he finally got the hint.
However this is the man that thinks the x-type jag is a "poor mans jag" he drives a rover 75 with chrome bits on it. fool.
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One question - why's it aimed at young people (17-29) AGAIN?! I don't know anyone in that age bracket who drinks and drives at all, yet I know loads of people my dad's age who insist they are still safe to drive after 'just one or two'.
PG
Subjectively I thought you might be right, but assumed that younger age groups were being targeted to educate them before they fell into the bad habits of older drivers.
However looking at the CADD(Campaign against Drink Driving) refers to the key target age group being 16/24. The figures they give for DUI convictions(male) say 22,018 in 17-24 age group, 63,114 in the 25-29 age group and 2,373 for 60+ age group. Strangely they leave out the 30-60 age group.
The IAS(Institute for Alcohol Studies) state the following on DUI:
"More than 9 out of 10 of those convicted are male. Under 21s account for around 10 per cent of convictions. The peak age for becoming a 'high risk offender' is 27; relatively few people become high risk offenders after the age of 45. Young male manual workers (or unemployed) who drink beer in pubs have been identified as one high risk group, but so have older professional/managerial men.
Drink drive accidents can be caused by drivers of all ages, but the highest rates of drink drive accidents per 100,000 licence holders occur in young men aged up to 34, particularly the age group 20-24."
So perhaps they have got it right after all?
Now lets turn to driving under the influence of drugs which some feel is an even bigger problem than alcohol. Age group for that???
C
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Could it be that the reason for more convictions for the younger men is just that police are more likely to be suspicious of, and therefore pull over, a younger man?
Could at least skew the stats a bit.
I would agree with others. I am 26 and none of my friends in my age range would even dream of drinking before driving.
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Could it be that the reason for more convictions for the younger men is just that police are more likely to be suspicious of, and therefore pull over, a younger man? Could at least skew the stats a bit. I would agree with others. I am 26 and none of my friends in my age range would even dream of drinking before driving.
BB
How does that explain the fact that "the highest rates of drink drive accidents per 100,000 licence holders occur in young men aged up to 34, particularly the age group 20-24.?"
Accidents, not just convictions!
My children are your age and share your views; but it would appear that they, like you and PG, are atypical.
C
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Found a few more statistics that cover all age groups:
Drink Drive Accidents per 100 Million miles driven
Age
17 - 19-------33 accidents per 100 Million miles driven
20 - 24-------16 accidents
25 - 29--------8 accidents
30 - 34--------5 accidents
35 - 39--------4 accidents
40 - 49--------3 accidents
50 - 59--------2 accidents
60 +-----------1 accident
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