commiss recommend januari maximum permit blood alcohol content bac driver motoris vehicl notifi document number text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof object common transport polici lai common rule applic intern transport commun regard safeti road user member state commiss adopt road safeti programm specif measur improv road safeti april prioriti establish march growth road passeng freight transport increas exposur road accid past decad estim driver traffic bac level maximum nation bac limit driver proportion involv road accid account fatal injuri driver fatal separ irrespons drink behaviour drive estim driver passeng pedestrian cyclist kill year road accid driver compet impair due alcohol road commun research confirm rel risk accid involv increas significantli bac level mg ml averag driver rel risk accid involv driver bac mg ml rang fatal accid rel risk higher primari aim uniform maximum bac limit commun provid clearer consist messag driver passeng freight vehicl limit alcohol drive danger activ limit member state potenti confus weaken messag drive influenc alcohol danger uniform bac limit provid clearer refer nation enforc driver drive commun awar uniform limit caught subject penalti applic nation jurisdict offenc commit ampl evid reduct bac limit support effect enforc public reduc inappropri drink drive bac level estim reduct fatal accid involv inappropri drink drive unreason packag measur incorpor nation enforc public base reduc bac limit greater reduct extens enforc social complementari concert action reduc inappropri drink drive base uniform regim bac limit outweigh cost enforc econom adjust member state adopt mg ml maximum permiss bac limit lower bac limit mg ml relev driver rider higher accid risk lack experi type vehicl drive driver larg good passeng carri vehicl driver vehicl carri danger good member state awar increas accid risk aris illeg legal drug alcohol reflect nation legisl member state mutual benefit deriv share bac breath equival test inform increa sampl size assess efficaci measur reduc inappropri drink drive share research evid driver impair inappropri drink drive signific public health problem extent articl treati seek ensur high level human health protect ensur definit implement commun polici activ commun action field public health direct improv public health prevent human ill diseas obviat sourc danger health articl commun compet public health commun contribut encourag cooper member state lend support action take initi close contact member state promot coordin member state polici programm commun commiss health strategi european commun propos decis european parliament council adopt programm action field public health alcohol area mention measur action undertaken develop measur reduc elimin risk injuri death framework drink drive problem import issu consid alcohol polici perspect controversi issu risk reduct point view necessarili polit point view recommend definit purpos recommend definit appli quot driver vehicl quot mean driver motoris vehicl wheel quot rider vehicl quot mean driver motoris wheel vehicl includ accompani pillion passeng quot inexperienc driver quot mean learner driver learn drive hold drive licenc accord council direct eec includ provision drive licenc holder accompani unlicens learner driver instruct conduit accompagné driver attend drive school ii novic driver held drive licenc accord council direct eec year take part probationari drive scheme quot larg vehicl quot mean heavi good vehicl greater tonn gross vehicl weight passeng carri vehicl passeng seat quot vehicl carri danger good quot mean vehicl displai identif plate driver carri train certif refer appendix appendix council direct ec tackl issu inappropri drink alcohol driver rider member state adopt legal maximum blood alcohol content bac limit mg ml lower driver rider motoris vehicl member state adopt lower legal maximum blood alcohol content bac mg ml lower group road user inexperienc driver rider wheel motor vehicl driver larg vehicl driver vehicl carri danger good member state adopt random breath test deter driver drink extent driver realist statist probabl test current practic standard year member state work accept draft measur instrument direct harmonis accuraci alcohol breath test devic follow commun level member state call commiss work close exchang inform practic enforc strategi rehabilit programm accid data collect support research develop technolog possibl stop drink driver driver treat alcohol problem drive support european wide public campaign encourag driver drink drive suppli coordin alcohol relat road accid data ambit care programm monitor effect polici provid cross refer activ futur programm commun action field public health brussel januari commiss loyola de palacio vice presid promot road safeti eu programm final prioriti eu road safeti progress report rank action oj oj european agreement intern carriag danger good road adr protocol signatur volum ii ec tran vol ii footnot annex tabl report success reduc fatal accid convict rate countri bac reduct introduc accompani measur reduc inappropri drink drive report estim reduct reduct bac limit result summaris report work group alcohol drug medicin high level group octob gt tabl gt gt tabl gt