Cardinus Supports Road Safety Week Focus on Drink and Drugs
Cardinus Risk Management is backing this year’s Road Safety Week, which is focusing on the
theme of drinks and drugs, and endorsing the message from the organisers, road safety charity
Brake, for companies to do more in getting the message across to staff about the dangers of
driving under the influence of either.
(PRWEB) November 21, 2009 -- Cardinus Risk Management is backing this year’s Road Safety Week, which is
focusing on the theme of drinks and drugs, and endorsing the message from the organisers, road safety charity
Brake, for companies to do more in getting the message across to staff about the dangers of driving under the
influence of either.
In 2007, more than 15,900 people in the UK were killed or hurt by drink and drug-drivers, with one in six deaths
being caused by drivers over the legal alcohol limit. In the UK, 478 people were killed by drivers over the
drink-drive limit in 2007.
Research by the Transport Research Laboratory suggests that similar numbers of deaths may be due to illegal
drug drivers. Researchers at TRL found that almost one in five of drivers who die in road crashes have traces of
illegal drugs in their system that may have affected their driving.
Marcus Noble, Managing Director of Cardinus Risk Management: “We fully support Brake’s efforts to raise
awareness of the problems of drink and drug driving.
“Companies should ensure that they have clear anti-drink and drug driving clauses within their work-related road
safety policy that clearly spell out the consequences of contravening company policy.
“And it’s not just company policy employees need to think about. There are harsh legal penalties and a criminal
record to consider, too. If you kill someone after drink or dug driving, you could face 14 years in prison for the
offence of causing death by careless driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
“Even if you don’t kill someone but are caught, you could face six months in prison, a one year ban a