Statistics of Impaired Driving

National Surveys have shown that

• 1 in 5 drivers has been drinking:
  
• 1 in 20 drivers is impaired:
  
• Upwards of 50% of driver fatalities involve alcohol, and at least 38% of these drivers are impaired:
  
• Impaired driving is the largest single criminal cause of death and injury on Canadian highways.
  
• Actual Cost of Drunk Driving

  Category	Cost
  Towing Charge	$100
  Impound Lot (storage)	$15/day
  Driver's Licence Reinstatement Fee	$250
  New Driver's Licence	$15
  Alcohol Assessment (mandatory)	$125
  Maximum Fine	$700
  High Risk Insurance for 3 years	$11 400
  Lawyer's Fees	$2500
  Total	$15 105

  • Estimated values
  
  
• The estimated annual cost of alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents is 27 billion dollars
  
• Every 20 minutes a person is killed in an alcohol-related tragedy
  
• A total of 2,364 youths, aged 15-20 died in alcohol-related crashes in 1993
  
• Alcohol is eliminated from the bloodstream at a rate of 0.015 percent per hour
  
• By getting your drivers license you agree to take a breathalizer test

Mail any comments to Brad Hookey at bhookey@pwcs.pwc.k12.nf.ca

Last updated on January 5, 1996.