Road safety charity Brake is calling for a blanket ban on in-car hands-free phone systems.
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Half of drivers drive too tired, says Brake
Road Safety charity Brake has warned that drivers are taking too many risks when it comes to tiredness.
In 2011 there were 84 deaths and 420 serious injuries in tiredness related crashes in the UK, yet according to Brake half of male drivers are happy to drive more than four hours without a break.
Drink drive fatalities increase by almost one-fifth
The number of fatal accidents involving drink drivers last year rose by 18 per cent, from 220 in 2010 to 260 in 2011 according to figures published by the Department for Transport.
In the same period, the number of people killed in drink drive accidents increased by 12 per cent, from 250 to 280 (one accident can involve more than one fatality). This means that 15 per cent of all fatalities in road accidents involved drink driving.
Charity, Brake welcomes lower drink drive limit for Scotland
Road safety charity Brake has welcomed the plan to lower the drink drive limit in Scotland – and called for the British Government to follow suit. Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced that proposals to lower the drink drive limit in Scotland will be discussed this year, “with a view to the change taking effect as soon as possible”. It will reduce the limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg.But while Brake has welcomed the move, it is still pressing for a 20mg limit – a de facto zero tolerance approach.
