According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, about 16
persons die every hour across India in road mishaps.
While the report titled ‘Road Accidents in India 2014’ carries the statistics indicating the number of persons injured and dead in road hazards, it doesn’t specifically mention the number of persons affected by drunk driving.
A total of 4,89,400 accidents led to 1,37,572 deaths and 4,93,474 injuries across the country in 2014.
Tamil Nadu followed by Maharashtra and then Madhya Pradesh witnessed the most number of road accidents.
The following 13 States accounted for 86.3% of total road accidents in the entire country
While the report titled ‘Road Accidents in India 2014’ carries the statistics indicating the number of persons injured and dead in road hazards, it doesn’t specifically mention the number of persons affected by drunk driving.
A total of 4,89,400 accidents led to 1,37,572 deaths and 4,93,474 injuries across the country in 2014.
Tamil Nadu followed by Maharashtra and then Madhya Pradesh witnessed the most number of road accidents.
The following 13 States accounted for 86.3% of total road accidents in the entire country
The law states that any person under the influence of alcohol or drugs,
driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle found to have an alcohol
level exceeding 30 mg per 100 ml of blood detected by a breath analyzer,
shall be
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