Drink Driving Advice
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Drink and Drive Author: Hugo Schreuder Worldwide, one person is killed every half hour due to drink driving. We've all heard plenty of exhortations not to drink and drive a¦ today we give you some of the base reasons why people are so passionate about stamp...
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Drink and Drive
Author: Hugo Schreuder
Worldwide, one person is killed every half hour due to drink driving. We've all heard plenty of exhortations not to drink and drive a¦ today we give you some of the base reasons why people are so passionate about stamping out drunk driving.
1. Between 18% and 38% of all drivers and motorcyclists killed on the roads are legally drunk
This is an Australian statistic. If you reverse the figures, you can see that we could reduce the number of deaths on our roads every year by at least 18-38%, if nobody drove drunk.If you want to give yourself the best possible chance of making it to see your kids as adults, your grandkids as cute as can be, becoming a millionaire or finally buying a new Monaro, you would be smart not to impact those chances by driving drunk.
2. Drivers are between five and ten times more likely to have an accident when drunk than sober
Thousands of people are killed or seriously injured on our roads every year when they are stone cold sober. Driving is always risky - but you increase your chance of having an accident by up to ten times when you drive drunk.Don't forget that if alcohol is a factor in your crash, it doesn't matter what your level of car insurance is - you won't get any payouts for damage caused to your own or other people's property.
3. It is not only the drivers that are affected
It isn't just your life that you are playing with when you drive drunk. It is your passengers, the drivers and passengers of other cars, pedestrians and the general public. About three in ten people will be involved in an alcohol related road incident at some stage in their life.This is why drink driving is so socially unacceptable - because it certainly isn't a victimless crime.
4. Drinking increases your tolerance to risk, but impairs your judgements
Drinking makes you more confident - hence the term 'Dutch courage'. However, at the same time that you are thinking that you're the best, safest driver in the world, you also have a severely impacted ability to judge speed, distance, and general safety. Some statistics from studies:
- Your ability to divide your attention between two related driving tasks is impaired at BACs of around 0.0005
- Your ability to be vigilant, or unceasing, in giving your attention to driving is impaired at around BAC 0.03
- Your ability to maintain your road position is impaired at around 0.005 BAC
- Your reaction time begins to be impaired at around 0.02 BAC, and is consistently impaired at 0.06 BAC
- Drowsiness is increased from 0.01 BAC onwards5. It is not possible to tell how drunk you are without the aid of a breath tester
That combination of increased confidence and the fact that everybody metabolises alcohol differently means that you have no way of knowing how drunk you are unless you have a breath tester handy.
Even if you do have a breath tester handy, just because you're legal doesn't mean you're safe. Car insurance companies will often refuse to pay claims (this policy will be stated in their PDS) at ANY level of blood alcohol.
You're heard it before, but hopefully the stats have helped complete your understanding of why drinking and driving don't mix.
Providing your daughter has no previous convictions of this nature, it’s unlikely the magistrates would hand down a custodial sentence. In this case, although the offenses are of a serious nature, the court will take into account good character, and the fact, providing it is, a first offence will more than likely enforce a driving ban of up to three years, a hefty fine, and attendance on the DVLA approved drink drive awareness course. She could well be given a supervision order to. May I suggest you take a look at http://www.drinkdriving.org
Best of luck
drink driving advice needed?
my daughter has been arrested for drink driving (breath test result 80 micro-grammes), without insurance AND an expired licence. I would like to know what she can expect as punishment, she has had advice from a solicitor and is not saying anything, I am VERY angry and disappointed with her and my wife is upset and VERY worried. Does this mean my daughter will go to prison? Or what other things could happen? Although this situation is so out of character for her. People who do such things should remember that “crime” effects others with stress and worry that is put onto them, a most selfish thing to do indeed
thank you
drink driving advice?
Hi everyone
I really need to know some facts.
I am from south Australia and have a South Australian license and drive an SA registered car. Currently though, I am living in W.A for a couple of months (been here since Feb).
Friday night after working a 16 hour shift as a bartender, not eating for the whole day, and downing a vodka as a knock off drink, I went through an RBT and blew 0.086. I know I should have known better and have been kicking myself since, but was genuinely shocked at that reading, and said so to the officers. My first reading was higher, but when they put me on the bus that was my final reading.
The cops (bless) were sincerly nice, and after looking around furtively, told me to seek legal advice as I was only marginally above 0.08, and otherwise could’ve gotten away on an infringement.
They told me to expect a summons in the mail.
My question is: If I were to move back home to SA before the summons arrived, what would happen?
I should add, I have never had ANY other legal trouble at all, not even a speeding fine, and would not be going back to SA to ‘run away’ from this, but was going to anyway.
Will they ‘track me down’? Or will it just be that if I ever get pulled over in WA again it will come back to haunt me?
As I have an SA license, will the summons find its way to me eventually, and if so, will it still be in WA or will they ‘move it’ to SA?
Do things like this go on a nation wide record or is it limited by state?
Sorry for the long question, but desperate for some advise!
Thanks very much.
Drink Driving – Advice From Anyone Please?
I know this is going to sound a little far fetched, and many who read this are not going to believe what they are reading. However this is the genuine truth!
Recently I was walking home from a night out with friends, when police stopped me and arrested me for drink driving. At the time I didnt have a clue what was going on, firstly they breathalysed me then arrested me and took me to the station. But the think is I know I was over the limit?
Anyway, it turns out that they have found the car I was driving crashed about 3 or 4 miles up the road… they never told me how long it was there for or anything! I just got took to the station, searched, made a call, then dumped in a cell for the night to ‘sober’ up as they put it. It was all very intimidated.
Anyway the morning came, they questioned me, without really giving me any detail, about driving the car and crashing it.. thing is I have glass in my shoe, and apparently there was glass at the crash site too!? What are the chances.
Anyyywayy.. What on earth am I going to do? I have to go back to see them again, for more questioning I guess… then I suppose they will take me to court?
But I didnt do it!!! I was arrested 3 miles from where it was!! Does anyone have any suggestion for me?
would really appreciate it
You are right – it is far-fetched and I certainly do not believe you.
IF and it is a very big IF, you did not crash the car when you were drunk then get a solicitor.
I am applying to do teaching assistant training, and have drink driving offence from one year ago,any advice?
I was wondering if anybody else has experience off this job with a similar conviction and what you had to do at interview,questions asked,etc,also if you employ ta’s can you let me know if you would employ a candidate with this conviction,thanks
I’m not sure where you live, but in the US, to be a teacher you have to be licensed. Your first year, they do an FBI Federal Background Check to look for any felony convictions. If you were convicted of drunk driving, you are going to have to get that removed from your record or you won’t ever be a teacher.
in need of legal aid sol advice on drink driving off and what to do before attending court?
need advice on how to get free representaion for court an how to plead i had 2 small beers an involved in rd crash it was the other drivers fault as it was dark an she was on my side of rd help as the breath test was not right and went from one to anouther i think it was incorrect
What were the readings?
What was the name of the machine(s) they took the reading(s) on?
How long after drinking was/were the test(s) done?
Had you eaten any mints, chewing gum or smoked a cigarette within twenty minutes of having the first test?
How many tests did they do?