Statistics revealed that the number of drink driving case have indeed dropped in the recent years, based in statistics by the value penguin ( a car insurance company) and also the Singapore Traffic Police, Drunk Driving have declined from 3,019 in 2013 to 2,121 in 2016.  Overall statistics for the 1st half of 2017 have also shown that the  number of fatalities on the roads have dropped consierably.

Tighter laws has been enforced in 2013 meaning that offenders and ex offenders face a harsher punishment for drink driving guilty cases.  The current legal limit for Blood Alcohol Content in Singapore is 80 ML of alcohol per 100ML of blood.  However, as emphasised before, the Traffic Police is still able to charge you if you are found not being able to control your vehicle.

About 10% of traffic accident deaths in Singapore are caused by drink driving.

We found that alcohol is involved in about 10.6% of Singapore’s total road traffic deaths based on a 2015 study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Based on the graph below, it can be seen that Singapore actually does not fare that badly in comparison with our neighbouring countries when it comes to fatalities caused by drink driving accidents.

Harsher Laws and Lesser Car Ownership

The crucial reason besides having harsher laws for drink driving offenders have proved to be helpful in bringing down the statistics, extra traffic police operations during festive seasons have also deterred drivers for going to the option of drinking and driving their own vehicle.

Singapore’s expensive price of owning a car have also caused a steady decline in the number of private car owners.  In 2013, there were 540,063 car owners and in 2016 it has dropped to 504,160, a near 30,000 drivers.

Having more options of public transport like Uber, Grab and also more MRT lines coming up could be the main reason for more drivers switching to a less expensive and sustainable transportation option.

Further Readings: https://www.valuepenguin.com/insurance