Road safety

Take time out

The aim of the 'take time out' initiative is to raise awareness amongst people who drink alcohol of the length of time it takes for the alcohol to leave their bodies before they are safe to drive.

People getting behind the wheel whilst still over the legal alcohol limit, the morning after a night out, is a growing danger.
One in five drivers failing a breath test are found to be over the legal limit, the morning after.
More than a third of us underestimate when it’s safe to drive the next day.
Time is the only thing that will get the alcohol out of your system.

In theory it takes a healthy body an hour to process one unit of alcohol but this varies according to sex, age, and body mass. The take time out alcohol unit guide can be used to help you work out when it may be safe for you to drive.

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