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To Gauge The Attitude, Behaviour And Knowledge Of Students In The Age Group 18 To 30 In Realation To Drinking And Driving (Part Of The Cars Project In Collaboration With The Garda Road Safety Unit), Martha Smithers Jan 2013

To Gauge The Attitude, Behaviour And Knowledge Of Students In The Age Group 18 To 30 In Realation To Drinking And Driving (Part Of The Cars Project In Collaboration With The Garda Road Safety Unit), Martha Smithers

Students Learning with Communities

The purpose of this study is to gauge the attitude, behaviour and knowledge of students in the age group of 18 to 30 in relation to drinking and driving. The student population was focused on as they are a high risk group on Irish roads. The topic of drink driving was brought to the forefront in Ireland with the introduction of the 2010 Road Traffic Act. This introduced the reduction in the legal BAC limit from 80mg/100ml to 50mg/100ml for normal drivers and 20mg/100ml for specified drivers to come in line with the rest of Europe. The RSA are aiming …