Ireland drink driving calculator
This Christmas, Gardaí will be out in force, pursuing a variety of offences, including drunk driving.
Considering St. Stephen’s Day, there are warnings that the morning following might be especially perilous for alcohol-impaired drivers. Drinkaware is urging people to be cautious this holiday season and to use extra caution when getting behind the wheel after a night out.
One normal drink takes at least one hour to metabolise, according to Drinkaware. A standard drink is defined as half a pint of beer, a 100-ml glass of wine, or a standard quantity of spirits.
The timer begins when the final drink is completed. For example, a person who finishes three pints of beer at midnight has drunk six normal drinks. This implies they require six hours from the time they finished drinking at midnight for their body to absorb the alcohol, and they should not drive a car until at least 6 a.m.
Concerned about going over the limit this Christmas? The alcohol calculator on Drinkaware will tell you how long it will take to metabolise the amount of alcohol you had. Following are some samples of wait times after a few beers.
5 pints of Guinness or Heineken beers.
According to Drinkaware, you can’t drive for 10 hours after finishing 5 pints of Guinness, Heineken, Carlsberg, or another lager or stout containing 4.5% alcohol. So, if you stop drinking at midnight, you won’t be able to drive until 10 a.m. the next morning.
If you have a hard night out and consume 10 beers by midnight, you will be unable to drive until 8 p.m. the next night.
1 bottle of wine
According to Drinkaware, if you finish one bottle of red or white wine, you must stay off the road for eight hours.
5 glasses of gin and tonic
If you drank five gin and tonics, you wouldn’t be able to drive for five hours after your last drink.
Make your own calculation.
The sums shown above are estimates. According to Drinkaware, the only method to eliminate alcohol from your system is via time; no amount of food or water can speed up the process.
If you wish to compute your own, go visit this website on drinkaware.ie.
Binge drinking is defined as consuming 60 grammes of pure alcohol in one sitting (six or more standard drinks). This is similar to three pints (568ml) of cider, six bottles of beer (330ml), or four glasses of prosecco (150ml).
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