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Alcohol and Driving

Most drivers on the road are aware of the perils of operating a motor vehicle whilst under the influence of alcohol. The government in the UK has invested a lot of money over the years in public awareness campaigns to help educate people of the dangers, so they can make the right choices when it comes to alcohol and driving. The law states that it is an offence to drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle whilst on the road or in a public place if your alcohol level is higher than the legal limit.

The police can stop and request a breath test from any driver who has committed a moving traffic offence, such as speeding or failing to stop at a stop sign or if they have been involved in an accident or are deemed to be driving erratically. The police also have the right to take drivers to a police station to request a sample of their blood or urine in order to determine more accurately the blood alcohol level. The current legal limit of alcohol allowed in the body while driving is 35 micrograms per 100 milliliters of breath, or 80 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood, or 107 milligrams per 100 millitres of urine. Anything over this is illegal and can result in prosecution for drink driving.

If you are requested by a police officer to undertake a breath test, it is wise to do so if you are able. Drivers can commit an offence if they fail to provide a specimen of breath for a preliminary breath test if stopped on the roadside by a member of the police force. If taken to a police station then it can also be considered an offence if you fail to give a specimen of breath, blood or urine when requested unless you are physically or mental unable to provide that sample. If a driver does refuse to give a sample and their reasons for refusing are not accepted by a court then it will be too late to avoid being charged with this offence. Drivers could face automatic disqualification if they are convicted of failing or refusing o give a sample at a police station.

Drivers should also be aware that even if the levels of alcohol in their system are within the legal limit, they can also be considered unfit to drive if their ability to drive properly is impaired. A driver is considered to be unfit if the vehicle is being driven erratically or could be at risk of casing an accident. The penalties awarded to those found guilty of drinking whilst under the influence of alcohol can vary. The Road Traffic Act 1988 provides a guideline as what the appropriate penalties would be based on different drink driving scenarios. These penalties can include loss of license, fines, and prison sentences. Drivers should also be aware that if they do drink and drive they could risk invalidating their motor insurance leaving them unprotected when on the roads. Nominating a designated driver who will remain sober to drive people home at the end of a night out or by using public transport when you wish to go out and drink are simple ways in which drivers can avoid the risk of driving whilst over the limit.

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Rochelle Martinez, Freelance Web Content Article Writer for three years. Some of her articles are about http://www.quinn-direct.com.

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Is it possible for your blood alcohol level to be 1.0 or over?

When they measure you’re blood/alcohol level (ie: Breathalyzer), usually it’s zero-decimal-something (with 0.08 being the limit in most places). I was wondering if it’s possible to be drunk enough so that when you have your breath tested with a breathalyzer there would be a “1″ in front of the decimal point? (Assuming the device can measure that high) Or would you be dead by then?

No,

if you had “1.0″% alcohol in your system you’d be dead.

Drink Driving????????????????

I had an accident whilst over the limit. I took the breath test in the station, I blew 48 then 47. This gave me the right to a blood test, I decided to go for a blood test. Whilst waiting for the nurse to arrive i waited in a cell for around 40 minutes. Do you think that in this time the level of alcohol in me fell below fourty?? roughly 15 minutes after the blood test I took another breath test before leaving the station and blew 24 and 37. What doyou think??
I know I was wrong to drink drive, so save the lectures.

Your results will be taken from the 1st 2 results on the Lion intoxemeter. A good brief could get your Blood results to favour your-ban length/fine…