Top Ten Drinking and Driving Excuses.
| 1 |
"I've had a meal"
Alcohol just takes a little longer to get into your system,
your driving will still be affected. |
| 2 |
"I had a drink but it was at
lunch time"
Even a small drink at lunchtime can make you more sleepy and
impair your driving. |
3 |
"I feel fine to drive"
Any amount of alcohol will affect your judgment. |
4 |
"I can handle my drink"
You may think you can handle your drink, but you will have difficulty
judging distance and speed. Your reactions are slower, so it
will take you longer to stop. |
5 |
"I'm only going down the road"
A large proportion of all drink drive crashes occur within 3
miles of the start of the journey. |
6 |
"I'm driving slowly and carefully"
Alcohol actually makes you less alert. |
7 |
"I've only had a couple"
Even a single drink will affect your driving performance. |
8 |
"I drank ages ago"
It can be a while before you feel the true effects
of alcohol. |
9 |
"I'll do it just the once"
The risk only needs to be taken once to be a fatal
mistake. |
10 |
"All my mates do it"
Alcohol will effect different people differently. |
information and pictures sourced from:
http://www.aatrust.com/files/news_views/2005_12.pdf
and there's a lot more information and from http://www.aatrust.com/index.asp?PageID=31&Year=2005&NewsID=65 |
