Safety – Severe alcohol-related injuries on the rise

Between 2016 and 2017 in Wallonia, the number of serious accidents with a driver with an alcohol level above the allowable limit increased by 4%. For fatal accidents, according to the DH, it is even more distressing with a 45% increase! While overall road mortality is decreasing. Alcohol is therefore more often considered as the cause of accidents with serious injuries or killed on Walloon roads. However, there is a decrease in alcohol-related accidents in Brussels and Flanders. Wallonia would therefore have a problem with this type of behavior. This is especially true in the provinces of Namur and Liège. We can expect a strengthening of controls, especially since summer is the season when there is an upsurge in driving under the influence. On average, 15.6% of drivers have alcohol levels above the limit during the summer season compared to 14.7% for the rest of the year.