Drink-driving is one of the most discussed TLE (Traffic Law enforcement) issues. Why? Firstly, in accordance with culture customs - traditionally, the alcohol consumption is accepted as a part of social life; as well as use cars for moving from place to place. Secondly drink-driving is easy to measure and compare with other causes of accident. The goal of this study was provide understanding of the performance and circumstances of the situation in respect to DWI in four zero limit countries. The study describes all relevant aspects of the zero g/l BAC limit and assesses its impact on traffic safety. In order to investigate additional background aspects, a questionnaire was distributed and fulfilled by relevant organizations involved in TLE chain. Data gathered included history, legislation, enforcement practices and crash data. The countries with zero limit and those with no-zero BAC limit can be found sideby-side in Europe in terms of their road safety performance. Among the four countries compared, the Croatia performs outstandingly bad. The limit itself plays only a minor role in preventing alcohol related crashes. Historical and social context together with enforcement level are the strongest determinative factors in respect to the prevalence of alcohol in injury crashes. (Author/publisher) For the project website, and other reports, see http://www.vtt.fi/sites/pepper/
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