MOTORCYCLISTS are half as likely as other road users to drink-drive, according to recent figures released by the MCI.
The latest drink-drive statistics show of the motorcycle riders tested following an accident in 2008, 1.4 per cent failed a breathalyser test compared to an average of 2.7 per cent for all road user casualties as a whole.
Motorcyclists aged between 20 and 24 were most likely to fail a breath test, with 2.4 per cent of tests taken by riders in this age band positive for alcohol. However, this figure is still less than half that of the average for all road users between 20 and 24, of whom 5 per cent gave a breath test positive for alcohol.
