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1. At present the legal alcohol limit for driving is 80 milligrams (mg) of alcohol per 100ml of blood, which equates to 35 micrograms (mcg) of alcohol per 100ml of breath.
2. The standard six social grades, commonly used in research, are based on the current or previous occupation of the chief income earner in the household. AB includes higher and intermediate managerial, administrative and professional occupations, C1 includes supervisory or clerical, and junior managerial, administrative or professional occupations, C2 includes skilled manual workers whilst DE includes semi and unskilled occupations, state pensioners and the long-term unemployed
3. By 'random' we mean giving police the power to stop and breathalyse any driver at any time
4. At present the legal alcohol limit for driving is 80 milligrams (mg) of alcohol per 100ml of blood, which equates to 35 micrograms (mcg) of alcohol per 100ml of breath.
5. Compared with 2004, the latest year for which figures were available on publication
6. The Union is Road Safety Scotland's advertising agency with responsibility for developing road safety campaigns in Scotland, including those for drinking and driving
7. The standard six social grades, commonly used in research, are based on the current or previous occupation of the chief income earner in the household. AB includes higher and intermediate managerial, administrative and professional occupations, C1 includes supervisory or clerical, and junior managerial, administrative or professional occupations, C2 includes skilled manual workers whilst DE includes semi and unskilled occupations, state pensioners and the long-term unemployed.
8 .The definition of urban/rural in this research is calculated using the Scottish Government 6 fold urban rural classification. The respondents' postcodes were mapped on to one of 6 classifications - large urban areas, other urban areas, accessible small towns, remote small towns, accessible rural areas, remote rural areas. This was then aggregated so data was classified as belonging to a respondent resident in either an urban or rural area.
9. A unit of alcohol is 8 grams by weight of 10 millilitres by volume of pure alcohol. This 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), a small glass (125ml) of ordinary strength wine (9% alcohol by volume), or a single pub measure of sherry or fortified wine.
10. A rural road was defined as a road with a speed limit of more than 50mph other than a motorway or dual carriageway.
11. The names shown were assigned to the factors by the researchers after the analysis was completed.
12. High indicates higher than average mean scores among this group on a particular factor. Similarly low indicates lower than average mean scores among this group on a particular factor.
13. It should be noted that there is no way of accurately measuring or calculating a 'safe' amount of alcohol to drink in terms of the legal limit for drinking and driving, due to individual differences in the way alcohol affects and is processed by the body. At present the legal limit for driving is of 80 milligrams (mg) of alcohol per 100ml of blood, which equates to 35 micrograms (mcg) of alcohol per 100ml of breath.
14. See Q60, Questionnaire, Annex A
15. This was talked about in terms of what respondents felt was a safe amount of alcohol for them personally to drink before driving. As mentioned earlier, it should be noted that there is no way of accurately measuring or calculating a 'safe' amount of alcohol to drink in terms of the legal limit due to individual differences in the way alcohol affects and is processed by the body.
16. A profile of drivers was available in 2007, collected on behalf of Road Safety Scotland as part of an ongoing study into driving on rural roads.
17. By 'random' we mean giving police the power to stop and breathalyse any driver at any time
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