As the government launches its second drinking drive campaign of the year we thought it worthwhile to also reiterating the danger, consequences and the grave reality of drink driving. The legal drink drive limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, this equates to 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath and 107mg of alcohol per 100ml of urine. Alcohol affects everyone differently and other factors also need to be considered when adhering to the legal alcohol limits outline above such as; your height, weight, age, gender etc.
The chances of a Road Traffic Accident (RTA) when alcohol is present in the blood stream increases dramatically. Government statistics show that if you are twice of the legal alcohol limit you are 30 times more likely to cause a RTA. That’s putting both yourself and others in serious danger and at risk of injury or even death.
If you cause a RTA as a result of being over the legal alcohol limit as with any other RTA the injured party can claim compensation for the injuries they have sustained as a result of your drink driving. The other consequences of drink driving are possibility of losing your license and being disqualified from driving for up to three years, a fine up to £5000 or even a custodial sentence of up to 6 months.
The best advice would be to never drink and drive. Not even one drink as the consequences could be severe and in the worst case scenario – fatal.