Drink Driving
If you drive at twice the legal alcohol limit you are at
least 30 times more likely to cause a road crash, than a
driver who has not been drinking.
Any amount of alcohol
affects your ability to drive. There is no foolproof way of
drinking and staying under the limit or of knowing how much an
individual person can drink and still drive safely.
Each person's tolerance to alcohol depends on a range of factors
including: weight, gender, age, and metabolism, current stress
levels, whether they have eaten recently and amount of alcohol.
The only safe option is not to drink alcohol if you plan to
drive, and never offer an alcoholic drink to someone else who is
intending to.
For further information visit the
Department of Transport.
The 'morning after' calculator
It takes about an hour for your body to rid
itself of each unit of alcohol. Sometimes it’ll take longer
depending on how healthy you are and how much you've eaten. Eating
a big meal means alcohol is absorbed more slowly, so it takes
longer to sober up.
You need to add an hour to the times
illustrated, as this is how long it takes for alcohol to be
absorbed into your blood stream.
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- 25ml shot is one hour
- 35ml shot is one and a half hours
- 70ml double is three hours
Beer and cider pints:
- 4% strength is two hours
- 5.5% strength is three hours
Wine:
- 250ml glass of15% wine is
four hours
- Bottle of15% winemeans you
can't drive for 13 hours
Cans:
- 3 - 4% is two hours
- 5 - 5.5% is two and a half hours
- 7.5% is three and a half hours
- 9% is four hours