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Smoking in the
1930s
Social norm
,
acceptable behaviour
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As
health
implications of
smoking
were understood
People's views changed
,
now frowned upon and illegal
in some circumstances
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Smoking in the 1930s
Glamorised
and encouraged, even by
doctors
Film
stars seen smoking in
movies
Acceptable
to smoke indoors, in restaurants, in cars, and beside
children
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From the
mid-1950s
Research confirmed link between
tobacco
products and
lung
cancer
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Public had growing concerns about dangers of smoking
Eventual
disappearance
of doctors from cigarette
advertisements
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Surgeon General concluded link between lung cancer, bronchitis and cigarette smoking
1964
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By end of
1965
Tobacco industry
required to put
warning labels
on products and advertisements
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Society's
attitudes
changed
Smoking became less glamorous and not as
accessible
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Health warnings on cigarette packets
Developed into warnings with
graphic
images
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According to
repeated nationwide
surveys, more doctors smoke
Camels
than any other cigarette
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Drink driving in
1925
1st law passed making it an
offence
, but no clear definition of
'drunk'
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For many years
Public attitudes to drink driving quite tolerant, not thought of as a serious offence
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Governments did not collect data on number of
deaths
by
drink driving
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Car ownership increasing
From
15%
of households in 1951 to
55%
by 1971
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Increase in car ownership
Resulted in more
deaths
: from about
5000
in 1950 to 8000 by the 1960s
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Public perception of drink driving began to change
Road
safety
becoming more of a
public
concern and moving up the political agenda
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All new cars had to be fitted with
seat belts
1966
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Due to public concern about accidents caused by drink driving
1967
Road Safety Act introduced blood alcohol limit of
80mg
per 100ml
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First breathalysers introduced for roadside use
1968
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Breathalysers and government advertising campaign
Helped reduce road
deaths
by over
1100
and serious injuries by over 11000
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Proportion of accidents where alcohol involved
Fell from
25%
to
15%
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High Risk Offender
scheme introduced for convicted drivers with an
alcohol
problem
1983
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New offence of
death
by driving under the influence of
alcohol
or drugs introduced
1991
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New laws and tougher sentences
Reflected
growing
public
intolerance
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Drink driving offence penalty
Up to
6
months' imprisonment,
unlimited
fine and drink driving ban for at least one year
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Campaigns were an important factor
In changing public
perceptions
of drink driving
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In
1979
,
half
of all male drivers admitted to drink driving at least once a week
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In
2014
, 91% of people thought drink driving
unacceptable
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