Drinking and driving: If you drive, you don't drink!
RISK More than a third of the Swiss drive home drunk after a party. 37 percent of the Swiss have already driven home in their own car with a blood alcohol level. As hosts, more than half have let their visitors drive drunk. 13 percent never leave their car on principle; no matter how high the alcohol consumption was. Especially in [...]
As hosts, over half have let their visitors drive while intoxicated. 13 percent never leave their car on principle; no matter how high the alcohol consumption was. Especially in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, drinking and driving is widespread. This shows a survey by Marketagent on behalf of comparis.ch.
Only every third host ordered cab
As many as 37 percent of those surveyed said they had driven home in their own car after a party; mind you, after consuming more than two glasses of wine or half a liter of beer. Only 30 percent of those surveyed have already ordered a cab service for their alcoholic visitors as hosts.
And only 14 percent of respondents ordered the national Nez Rouge driving service over the holidays because either they themselves or their guests were intoxicated.
Almost half sit with alcohol behind the wheel
According to their own statements, drivers do not only get behind the wheel with alcohol after celebrations. In fact, 41 percent of Swiss people continue to drive after drinking two glasses of wine. Only one fifth of those surveyed no longer drive home in their own car after just one glass of wine. 13 percent never leave their car, regardless of how much they have drunk.
Insurance benefit reductions
For mobility expert Andrea Auer, this behavior is fatal: "Drinking and driving is negligent from an insurance perspective. Alcohol reduces the ability to react more drastically than many people think. As a rule, insurance companies reduce benefits in the event of an accident under the influence of alcohol. This can quickly become expensive for drivers. As a general rule, if you drink, you don't drive."
