« Previous | Contents |
Listen
Footnotes
1. The current legal limit for driving is of 80 milligrams (mg) of alcohol per 100 millilitres (ml) of blood, which equates to 35 micrograms (mcg) of alcohol per 100ml of breath.
2. NFO System Three Social Research (2001) Drinking and Driving: Prevalence, decision-making and attitudes. The Scottish Executive: Edinburgh http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/blue/ddpda-00.asp
3. A unit is the approximate amount contained in half a pint of ordinary strength beer or lager (4% alcohol by volume), a single pub measure of spirits (25ml) or a small glass (125ml) of ordinary strength wine (9% alcohol by volume). It should be noted that there is no way of calculating a 'safe' amount of alcohol in terms of the legal limit for drinking and driving, due to individual differences in the way alcohol affects the body.
« Previous | Contents |