Why Buy a Personal Breathalyzer?
The Crashes
- On average 3,000 people are killed or seriously injured each year in drink drive collisions
- Nearly one in six of all deaths on the road involve drivers who are over the legal alcohol limit
Police Breath Testing
- 17% of all drink drive prosecutions are in the morning
- Half a million breath tests are carried out each year
- On average 100,000 are found to be positive
- 40% of people are estimated to have driven the morning after, unaware they are still over the drink drive limit
The Body
- There is no way to guess when you are fit to drive again
- The legal limit in the UK is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. (0.80ä BAC)
- There is no failsafe guide as to how much you can drink and stay under the limit
- It depends on many factors including the type of alcoholic drink, your weight, sex, age, food intake and metabolism
- Alcohol affects your ability to judge speed and distances and increases your reaction times dramatically
- People who drive at twice the legal alcohol level are at 50 times more likely to be involved in a fatal car crash
The Law
- Minimum 12 Month Driving Ban
- Up to 6 months in prison
- Up to £5,000 fine
- An endorsement for a drink-driving offence stays on your licence for 11 years
- The penalty for refusing to provide a specimen of breath, blood or urine for analysis is a maximum 6 months' imprisonment, up to £5000 fine and a driving ban of at least 12 months
- Causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison, a minimum 2 year driving ban and a requirement to pass an extended driving test before the offender is able to drive legally again
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