 The reduction in the legal limit from 80mg to 50mg of alcohol in every 100ml of blood brought Scotland in to line with other European countries such as France, Germany, Italy and Spain.In 2018, researchers from Glasgow University found that rates of road traffic accidents in Scotland had increased since the reduction in the drink driving limit had been introduced, proposing that the change in the limit may not have been enforced or publicised sufficiently to have the expected effect in reducing accidents.In 2012 the Scottish Government passed legislation to introduce a statutory minimum price per unit of alcohol to try to reduce alcohol consumption by harmful drinkers.