P.5 Perceptions about the seriousness of road safety problems

• People driving under the influence of alcohol was considered to be a major safety problem by 94% of EU citizens, followed by drivers exceeding speed limits (78%) and drivers/passengers not wearing seatbelts (74%).
• Although 76% of EU citizens thought that people driving while talking on a mobile phone without a hands-free kit constituted a major safety problem in their country, just 26% said the same about people driving while talking on a hands-free mobile phone.
• In all Member States, except Ireland, more than 8 in 10 interviewees felt that people driving under the influence of alcohol constituted a major road safety problem in their country. The situation in Ireland was a clear outlier with just 62% of respondents regarding drink-driving as a major threat to road safety in their country and 31% simply regarding it as a minor problem....