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Drink Driving

 
Don't Drink and Drive

Don't Drink and Drive
Remember

Bullet icon Don't Drink and Drive
Bullet icon It takes less than you might think to become a drink driver
Bullet icon You can't calculate your alcohol limit
Bullet icon Watch out for those dangerous - 'Fancy a Quick One!' moments


Drink Driving Statistics

Bullet icon On average 3,000 people are killed or seriously injured each year in drink drive collisions
Bullet icon Nearly one in six of all deaths on the road involve drivers who are over the legal alcohol limit

Drinking and Driving Don't Mix

THINK! Drink Driving Poster
THINK! Drink Driving Poster

The legal limit in the UK is 80 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood

However, any amount of alcohol affects your ability to drive safely.

The effects can include:

Bullet icon slower reactions
Bullet icon increased stopping distance
Bullet icon poorer judgement of speed and distance
Bullet icon reduced field of vision

For further information about the THINK! Drink Driving Campaign, please visit their website (direct link):

Bullet icon  www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/campaigns/drinkdrive/drinkdrive.htm


The Morning After

If you've been out drinking you may still be affected by alcohol the next day. You may feel OK, but you may still be unfit to drive or over the legal alcohol limit.


Remember: DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE


 


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