Drink Drive Campaigns

Drink Drive Campaigns

This campaign is run twice a year, during the summer and festive season.

There is no failsafe guide as to how much you can drink and stay under the limit. The amount and type of alcoholic drink and your weight, size, age and metabolism will play their part. The quantity in a half pint of beer is approximately the same as in a pub measure of spirits or a pub measure of port/sherry or a small glass of wine.

But:

• Many beers and wines are stronger than average.
• Drinks poured at home are usually more generous than pub measures.
• Cocktails are very strong; their high alcoholic content is often masked by the taste of fruit juice.

Any amount of alcohol will affect your judgment, starting with your judgment about whether you should have another drink.

If you have been drinking you may still be affected by alcohol the next day. Drive and you could still lose your licence if you are still over the legal limit.

The Buzz Comes Quickly.
Take half a pint of ordinary strength beer. After just 10 minutes 50% of the alcohol will be in your blood stream After 60 minutes After an hour all the alcohol will be in your bloodstream
The Booze Goes Slowly.
Take Saturday night out drinking. At midnight You may have 200mg/100ml of alcohol in your blood At 7.30 am When you get up, there is still 90mg/100ml and you are still over the current legal limit of 80mg/100ml and unfit to drive. By midday By lunchtime, you're down to around 20mg/100ml and under the current legal limit. But your driving may still be affected and you could be guilty of an offence.