Mulled wine and punch: increasing risk of accidents in Lower Austria!

Mulled wine and punch: increasing risk of accidents in Lower Austria!

In Lower Austria, the increasing number of fatal alcohol accidents ensures concerned faces, especially during the Advent season, where mulled wine and punch are culinary highlights. According to the Austria Verkehrsclub (VCÖ), the number of alcohol -related accidents in 2024 has already increased by twelve percent. Particularly alarming: In the first six months, seven people alone died under the influence of alcohol in traffic accidents - more than twice as many as in the same period last year than there were only three fatalities. As meinzirk.at reports, depending on the district: in Waidhofen on the YBBS, alcohol was involved in every fifth accident, in the district Bruck an der Leitha was only every 19th.

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The sweet taste of punch and mulled wine can greatly underestimate the effect of alcohol. Even with a blood alcohol content of 0.5 per thousand, the risk of accidents doubles, at 1.0 per thousand you are up to seven times more endangered and at 2.0 per thousand the risks shoot 35 times. This worrying tendency is particularly relevant in the Advent season, where the number of alcohol accidents continuously increases, as krone.at . Lena Mosshammer from the VCÖ warns: "In the second half of the year, such accidents always rise."

In order to brake this development, the VCÖ calls to control your own alcohol consumption and, if possible, use public transport to get home safely. The availability of buses and trains could make a decisive contribution to minimizing the risk of alko accidents. The VCÖ also emphasizes the importance of preventive measures such as alcohol controls and clarification of the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol to prevent future tragedies.