We all love to have a tipple over the Christmas holidays and to toast in the New Year. Many people knowing that they will be drinking alcohol in the evening arrange to take taxis home to ensure that they are not drink driving.
You could still be drunk in the morning!
Lots of people forget that you can still be over the legal limit to drive when you wake up the next morning, even if you feel fresh as a daisy there is no guarantee that you are safe to drive.
Breathalyser tests getting more common in the morning
This is a huge risk, to help improve road safety and to try and raise public awareness of this problem the police are pulling over more and more cars in the morning and giving the drivers a breathalyser test. Many people who get pulled over in the morning are completely unaware that they could be over the limit and would have certainly decided to make alternative arrangements for travel had they realised. The problem is that it takes longer than most people think for the alcohol to get out of your system and you can’t tell if you are still over the limit by the way you feel. You may wake up feeling all fresh and rejuvenated but that is no guarantee that you are safe to drive. It really is a big problem, people who would not dream of purposely stepping behind the wheel whilst under the influence are accidentally drink driving, they are posing a threat to themselves and other road users and also putting themselves at risk of being stopped and potentially loosing their license.
How can I tell if I am still drunk?
One way to make sure that you are safe to drive is to buy a home breathalyser. That way you can test yourself in the morning before you set of to make sure that you are safe to drive. As technology has advanced home breathalysers have come down in price and are an affordable solution. While you could argue that your safety is worth any price, especially at this time of year it is good to know that you can get hold of a home breathalyser with out breaking the bank.
How do I know the home breathalyser is reliable?
There are many different breathalysers on the market but they vary a lot in accuracy, and lets face it, this is not the kind of test you want to risk having incorrect results from. One of the most popular manufacturers of home breathalysers on the market is Alcosense. They came first for accuracy when tested by the team at Fifth Gear, Channel Fives popular motoring programme.
If you want to know more you can read about the tests they carried out and watch the breathalyser test video.
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