Cases of drink driving are not new to all of us. As such cases show a surging trend, the number of women found guilty of the same has been soaring, while there has been a slight fall in the percentage of guilty men.

Since mid-90s the figures show a 58 % increase in convictions of female drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. It is women rather than men who put their license at risk by getting behind the wheel after consuming liquor and among them it is young females.

Men have recorded a 0.25 % fall in the offense during the same period.

1995 figures point towards 6,793 female drivers found guilty of drink driving, whereas male numbers were an astounding 85,693. In 2004, the number of women found guilty had reached 10,765 compared with 85,473 men.

Driving under alcohol influence is socially unacceptable, as it causes hundreds of deaths each year. Government statistics suggest a 6% increase in the number of people killed in drink-drive accidents since the late 1990s.

The growing use of speed cameras to maintain road safety has been proposed as a regulatory measure.

The British Government is considering reducing the drink-drive limit from 80mgs of alcohol in 100mls of blood to 50mgs, which would bring Britain into line with several other EU countries.

Campaigns against drunken driving have traditionally targeted young men, however the current situation that a different strategy is necessary that would focus drink driving campaigns not only on men but also women.