Surprisingly, the number of drunken accidents on Russian roads is reduced. However, while the microscopic rates — two percent per year (if desired, and did consider the statistical error). But let skepticism: the traffic police statistics for the seven months of this year, of course, does not give undue cause for optimism, but also to despondency is not worth it. After all, accidents still fewer Traffic police has published statistics on accidents involving drunk drivers in the first seven months of this year. During this period, Russia was 6.9 thousand such accidents. This figure is 2.2% lower than a year ago. In an accident caused by drunk killed 1058 people. Most often, these accidents occur in the Krasnodar region, Nizhny Novgorod and Sverdlovsk region. Also, the traffic police informed about what vehicles often run by drunken drivers. 79% of accidents are caused by drunk persons operating vehicles. 10% — the drivers of mopeds and scooters, 7% — motorcyclists. In the afternoon, when there is the greatest number of drunken accident was Sunday — 139 million cases. In second place — Saturday with the figure of 135 thousand accidents. On weekdays, drunk drivers are most likely to be in an accident on Mondays — Fridays, and 942 cases — 857 accidents.
Anatoly Filatov, on electronic media