Citation

Iffland R, Balling P. Blutalkohol 1999; 36(1): 39-43.

Affiliation

Iffland, R., Institut fur Rechtsmedizin, Universitat zu Koln, D-50823 Koln, Germany

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Bund gegen Alkohol und Drogen im Straßenverkehr, Publisher Steintor Verlag)

DOI

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Abstract

In Cologne the introduction of the new limit of 0.5 (per mille) led to an increase of blood sampling mainly of private motor car drivers with lower blood alcohol levels and during police controls after midnight. A positive outcome would be that the number of private motor car drivers with a blood alcohol level of over 1.1 (per mille) was reduced by about 25 %. The reduction of alcohol related accidents is particularly remarkable, having been reduced by more than half.