[Alcohol related accidents and revoking the driving license for alcohol-induced traffic violations in Germany 1975-1993]

Abstract

The Federal Office for Statistics and the Federal Office for Motor Vehicles made some statistics available on the development of accidents due to alcohol on German streets and the withdrawal of driving licences due to criminal offences involving drinking and driving in Germany from 1975 to 1993. These statistics are evaluated so that a connection between the accidents and the withdrawal of driving licences can be worked out. This evaluation showed that in the long run both the number of accidents caused by the influence of alcohol and the withdrawal of driving licences due to drinking and driving are falling in Germany.