Table 25

Drivers Breath Tested

Motorists involved in accidents, breath tested and breath test results, by time of day
Years: 1985, 1986⁽¹⁾, 1994 to 1998

Year

00-03

03-06

06-09

09-12

12-15

15-18

18-21

21-24

Total

(a) Numbers

Motorists involved

1985

1,450

413

2,792

3,982

5,728

7,803

5,338

3,269

30,775

1986

1,328

371

2,982

3,899

5,546

7,363

4,886

3,075

29,450

1994

1,059

388

2,830

3,656

5,089

6,732

4,338

2,166

26,258

1995

1,037

416

2,925

3,553

5,026

6,640

4,259

1,991

25,847

1996

945

368

2,869

3,610

4,894

6,409

4,165

2,045

25,305

1997

921

376

2,947

3,618

5,122

7,233

4,551

2,109

26,877

1998

840

444

3,139

3,660

5,350

6,957

4,166

2,029

26,585

Breath tests requested

1985

565

104

165

228

367

769

758

819

3,775

1986

853

234

1,666

2,288

3,375

4,588

3,186

2,090

18,280

1994

756

244

1,853

2,373

3,364

4,567

3,013

1,534

17,704

1995

720

281

1,855

2,402

3,351

4,503

3,029

1,435

17,576

1996

664

239

1,865

2,446

3,301

4,389

3,002

1,447

17,353

1997

647

251

1,870

2,398

3,408

4,880

3,294

1,496

18,244

1998

610

306

2,061

2,466

3,607

4,663

2,939

1,476

18,128

Positive/refused

1985

322

64

16

12

37

162

258

339

1,210

1986

284

62

23

23

44

153

239

290

1,118

1994

162

40

23

18

24

79

102

116

564

1995

150

50

26

26

24

57

117

127

577

1996

160

49

31

11

19

66

89

131

556

1997

146

62

39

23

37

57

101

122

587

1998

128

69

40

24

30

56

87

113

547

(b) Percentages

Breath test requested as percent of motorists involved

1985

39.0

25.2

5.9

5.7

6.4

9.9

14.2

25.1

12.3

1986

64.2

63.1

55.9

58.7

60.9

62.3

65.2

68.0

62.1

1994

71.4

62.9

65.5

64.9

66.1

67.8

69.5

70.8

67.4

1995

69.4

67.5

63.4

67.6

66.7

67.8

71.1

72.1

68.0

1996

70.3

64.9

65.0

67.8

67.4

68.5

72.1

70.8

68.6

1997

70.2

66.8

63.5

66.3

66.5

67.5

72.4

70.9

67.9

1998

72.6

68.9

65.7

67.4

67.4

67.0

70.5

72.7

68.2

Positive/refused as percent of motorists involved

1985

22.2

15.5

0.6

0.3

0.6

2.1

4.8

10.4

3.9

1986

21.4

16.7

0.8

0.6

0.8

2.1

4.9

9.4

3.8

1994

15.3

10.3

0.8

0.5

0.5

1.2

2.4

5.4

2.1

1995

14.5

12.0

0.9

0.7

0.5

0.9

2.7

6.4

2.2

1996

16.9

13.3

1.1

0.3

0.4

1.0

2.1

6.4

2.2

1997

15.9

16.5

1.3

0.6

0.7

0.8

2.2

5.8

2.2

1998

15.2

15.5

1.3

0.7

0.6

0.8

2.1

5.6

2.1

Positive/refused as percent of those where breath test requested

1985

57.0

61.5

9.7

5.3

10.1

21.1

34.0

41.4

32.1

1986

33.3

26.5

1.4

1.0

1.3

3.3

7.5

13.9

6.1

1994

21.4

16.4

1.2

0.8

0.7

1.7

3.4

7.6

3.2

1995

20.8

17.8

1.4

1.1

0.7

1.3

3.9

8.9

3.3

1996

24.1

20.5

1.7

0.4

0.6

1.5

3.0

9.1

3.2

1997

22.6

24.7

2.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

3.1

8.2

3.2

1998

21.0

22.5

1.9

1.0

0.8

1.2

3.0

7.7

3.0