Irish ahead on drink driving awareness

MORE Irish motorists rate drink driving as highly dangerous than any other Europeans, a survey has found.

A study of attitudes to road safety and driving behaviour established that 92% of Irish drivers find driving above the legal blood-alcohol limit to be dangerous compared with an EU average of 78%.

It comes as the introduction of a reduced legal limit has been promised under the Government’s Road Safety Strategy by this summer, despite strong opposition from some politicians and vintner groups.