Drunken driving - it means a man

Men are much more often sit behind the wheel drunk, the study found. A third of boys do it at the time, as the women drunk voditelnitsy only 10%.

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Conducted by British research firm YouGov survey of 3120 drivers showed that as many as 36% of men do not consider it shameful to drive the next morning after a heavy drinking, despite the fact that the tests in this case probably will show a significant excess of the norm blood alcohol concentration . Among women ready to do likewise significantly less - 22%.

And in general, in regard to the "drunk driving", men are much more courageous women. For example, 27% of men, that is, nearly a third said they had ever drive a car while intoxicated. Of the women answered yes to this question, only 10%. Meanwhile, the death rate in traffic accidents caused by drunk drivers in Britain rose by 26% in just 2 years.

Among those who admitted that ever sat behind the wheel drunk, 2% of drivers do it regularly, and another 5% - from time to time. However, only 13% of respondents had a general idea of ​​what is the maximum allowable rate blood alcohol concentration   for a person to drive a vehicle. In England it is 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood.

Finally, 11% of the men insisted during the interview that they can perfectly control the car, even in a state of intoxication. Among women, those were only 1%. So talk about the fact that women are bad drivers may not quite true. (READ MORE)

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