This statistic shows the permitted blood alcohol levels for driving road vehicles in European countries in 2018, in grams of alcohol per liter of blood. Malta and the United Kingdom (UK) have the highest limits by a margin of 0.3 grams of alcohol per liter of blood. These two countries have an alcohol limit of 0.8 grams of alcohol per liter of blood. However, the vast majority of countries have set their legal alcohol limits for drivers at 0.5 grams of alcohol per liter of blood. Five countries have more restrictive rules and set their legal limit at 0.0 grams of alcohol per liter of blood. These restrictive rules are applied in the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary.
Permitted blood alcohol levels for driving in Europe in 2018*, by country (in grams of alcohol in one liter of blood)
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Drunk driving in the UKEuropean Commission. (October 1, 2019). Permitted blood alcohol levels for driving in Europe in 2018*, by country (in grams of alcohol in one liter of blood) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/448094/permitted-blood-alcohol-levels-for-driving-in-europe-by-country/
European Commission. "Permitted blood alcohol levels for driving in Europe in 2018*, by country (in grams of alcohol in one liter of blood)." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448094/permitted-blood-alcohol-levels-for-driving-in-europe-by-country/
European Commission. (2019). Permitted blood alcohol levels for driving in Europe in 2018*, by country (in grams of alcohol in one liter of blood). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448094/permitted-blood-alcohol-levels-for-driving-in-europe-by-country/
European Commission. "Permitted Blood Alcohol Levels for Driving in Europe in 2018*, by Country (in Grams of Alcohol in One Liter of Blood)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448094/permitted-blood-alcohol-levels-for-driving-in-europe-by-country/
European Commission, Permitted blood alcohol levels for driving in Europe in 2018*, by country (in grams of alcohol in one liter of blood) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448094/permitted-blood-alcohol-levels-for-driving-in-europe-by-country/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Permitted blood alcohol levels for driving in Europe in 2018*, by country (in grams of alcohol in one liter of blood) [Graph], European Commission, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/448094/permitted-blood-alcohol-levels-for-driving-in-europe-by-country/