- Drink driving is a factor in about 18 per cent of all fatal crashes in NSW.
- The figure is even higher (27 per cent) in country areas. In fact, 70 per cent of all fatal drink drive crashes happen in the country.
- The majority (90 per cent) of drink drivers in fatal crashes are men.
- One third of all drink drivers in fatal crashes are aged 17-24 years (despite making up only about one-seventh of all licensed drivers).
- One quarter of all drink drivers in fatal crashes are aged 30-39 years.
- 30 per cent of all fatal drink drive crashes occur between 9 pm and 3 am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.