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New research shows there is public support for mandatory ‘alcolock’ technology to reduce the risks of drink driving

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  • Findings from new YouGov online research show that 82% of respondents who own a driving licence and consume alcohol support the introduction of alcolock devices for passenger transport such as buses and coaches.
  • A similar figure (83%) would support the introduction of these devices for repeat drink drive offenders.
  • At the same time, more than half of respondents (55%) would drive after consuming alchohol and a third (35%) would drive as usual the morning after a night out.


Dräger Safety UK, part of The Dräger Group, an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology, today published new YouGov commissiond research to explore attitudes to drinking and driving in the UK. The research follows the recent publication of Department of Transport figures¹ which showed deaths caused by drink driving are on the rise in the UK. 

Graham Hurst, Marketing Manager Impairment at Dräger said,  “Following the latest Government figures, Dräger wanted to find out more about the Public’s approach to drinking and driving in 2020, and to understand attitudes around the use of interlock technology, sometimes referred to as alcolocks, to help prevent a further increase in drink driving related accidents.” 

“Our research also precedes the publication of a PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety) study which is part of the Government’s assessment of interlocks. The devices are fitted into a vehicle and require the driver to take a breathlyser test before the engine will start. There are mechanisms available to prevent circumvention of the system and when installed mean that if a driver is over the limit, they will not be able to drive their vehicle.”

The YouGov research showed that four in five respondents (82%) support the introduction of interlock devices for vehicles which transport large volumes of passengers, for example buses, coaches and school tranport. There was a higher level of support for this among women, with 57% strongly supporting the step compared with 49% of men. However the support was strongest among respondents with children (51%) with 67% of those with three or more children under 18 in their household strongly supporting this kind of initiative. 

When it comes to drink drive offender programmes, there is public support for repeat offenders to have interlock devices fitted before their driving licence is returned (83%) and for first time offenders (56%).

Commenting on the findings, David Davies, Executive Director at PACTS  said, “The PACTS study for the Department for Transport into the feasibility of using alcohol interlock devices in association with drink drive rehabilitation courses is ongoing. Public perception is an element we will take into account and this research provides an interesting perspective on attitudes towards the role of interlocks to deter drink driving and reduce related road casualties. 

“We are aware that alcohol interlock devices are being used to tackle drink driving in other countries. We are investigating if and how such a system might operate in the UK, and the benefits that might be derived."
 
Paul Mountford, commenting on behalf of the Merseyside Road Safety Partnership said, 
"Alcohol interlocks have the potential to make a significant difference to drink drive offending and reoffending.  They may enable offenders to be penalised whilst also educating them via the operation of the interlock and changing their long-term behaviour. It is often the case that offenders fail to learn the lesson after the initial offence. 

“In industry, the interlock is already in use and proving its value as a road safety tool. The research shows that there remains a level of ignorance about the effects of alcohol and driving among the public and even professional bodies. If the introduction of interlocks saves one life, then it will have been worthwhile."  

In terms of general attitude to drinking and driving, the Your Gov research findings showed that more than half of respondents would drive after consuming alcohol, although this figure reduces after more than one drink. Only 14% say they would drive after consuming two drinks and just 2% after consuming three or more.

The research suggests that men who answered are more likely than women to drive after consuming alcohol – less than half of female respondents (47%) said they would drive after one drink, compared with 62% of male respondents.

When it comes to driving the morning after a night out, just over a third of respondents (35%) would drive as normal the next morning after consuming three or more alcoholic drinks. This time women are significantly less likely to drive the next morning, 27% of women compared with 43% of men would drive as normal. 

PACTS are expected to report the findings of their feasibility study into interlock devices towards the end of the year.


¹ https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/reported-drinking-and-driving-ras51

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