Drink driving

Young men are over-represented in drink drive casualties, many intend to be sensible but get carried away when socialising and it can be quite challenging to know what personal limits are in relation to driving. In 2022, 79% of drivers in drink-drive collisions were male.

The legal limit for alcohol in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood or 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.

Trouble is- what does that mean and what does it look like?

It is different for everyone, but evidence suggests that it takes the body around one hour to process one unit of alcohol once a person has ceased drinking. The average 5.2% beer contains about 3 units of alcohol. This alone could take 3 hours for the body to process once drinking has been completed and put many drivers over the legal limit.

Think! has launched it's latest drink driving campaign for the festive season. It is encouraging drivers to opt for 0% alcohol.