MANY young motorists drive on a cocktail of drink and drugs, a survey out today revealed.
As many as 18% of drivers, aged 17-25, admitted taking to the wheel after drinking, according to the survey from road safety charity Brake and companies 3M and Alcosense.
Around 7% of motorists aged 17-25 admitted to driving on illegal drugs and, of these, nearly all (84%) drove “on a cocktail of drink and drugs”.
As many as 39% of the young motorists who admitted drink/ drug driving also said they had crashed while at the wheel.
Brake chief executive Mary Williams said: “There is frightening evidence that drink and drug driving is endemic among a significant proportion of our new generation of drivers, which bodes ill for the future.”
