India, May 8 -- The high prevalence of drink driving on the national Capital's roads points to the failure of punitive provisions. Official data shows a sharp spike in drink driving fines this year up to March 31, compared with the corresponding period last year. The scale of this problem is evident from a recent survey which found that 81% of the respondents reported driving while drunk during August-December last year. The costs of this are significant. As per a 2023 report by IIT-Delhi researchers, official data pegs driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs as the cause of just 3% of road accident deaths, but independent studies, also referred to in the research, say alcohol/drugs could be a contributing factor for 20-30% of fatal crashes....