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ESB Safe Driving Bureau
Drink Driving does not happen by chance. Sadly, it happens by choice.
Fact! 4 out of every 10 road deaths
on our roads involve alcohol.
Fact! 459 drivers were arrested
for drink driving between 12
midnight Thursday 26th October
2006 and 12 midnight Monday
October 30th 2006.
Fact! A recent survey conducted by the Road Safety Authority highlighted 87% of the population believe that drinking and driving is extremely shameful behaviour. So shameful that it is ranked as the third most shameful behaviour after sexual abuse (96%) and drug dealing (93%).
Fact! Up to 17% of drink driving arrests occur the 'morning after.' Fact! Since the introduction of random breath testing, road deaths have reduced month on month. Statistics as at 14th November 2006
| Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | |
| 2005 | 24 | 31 | 44 | 35 |
| 2006 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 11 |
Fact! Just 1 Pint Impairs Your Driving
- At 1/8th of the legal limit-driving skills and divided-attention ability are impaired.
- At 1/4 of the legal limit -cognitive and tracking skills reduce and drowsiness sets in.
- At 1/2 the legal limit-vigilance and perception are impaired.
The Morning After - You May
Not Be Fit To Drive
Every week there are over 300
arrests for drink driving in
Ireland. Nowadays, most of us are
conscientious enough to do the
right thing by planning our
transportation home from a night
out, but what about the following
morning?
One way to tell if you're fit to drive the morning after is to estimate when you're alcohol-free. It takes approximately 1 hour for you to metabolise a unit of alcohol. Have a look at the table below.
| Quantity | Alcohol | No. of units / hours till alcohol free |
| 2 Bottles of
(750 ml each) | Wine or Champagne (alc 12% vol) | 18 units = 18 hours |
| 2 Bottles of (275ml each) | Alcopop (alc 5% vol) | 2.8 units = 2.8 hours |
| 2 Pints of
(568 ml each) | Cider (alc 5% vol) | 5.7 units = 5.7 hours |
| 2 Pints of
(568 ml each) | Lager (alc 4% vol) | 4.5 units = 4.5 hours |
| Glass of (175 ml each) | Wine/Champagne (alc 12% vol) | 2.1 units = 2.1 hours |
| 2 Measures of (35ml each)
| Gin /Vodka/Rum (alc 37.5% vol) | 2.6 units = 2.6 hours |
| 2 Measures of
(35ml each) | Whiskey/Brandy (alc 40% vol) | 2.8 units = 2.8 hours |
