scubahood Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 This time of year with work partys and various other partys we are being told to watch how much we have to drink. Theres also those TV adverts warning us not to drink and drive but none of them actually ever tell you the legal limit. Other people I talk to don't seem to have a clue either some say its 1 unit of alcohol others tell me 3. Anyone know the correct amount I'm not asking for purposes of me watching how much I drink its purely out of curiosity
Blackfox Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 Best practise is to not drink at all when your the desegnated driver, just in case.
James Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 Indeed, thats why they probs dont give a limit, its better to not drink at all. I think it works around a pint of lager, before you reach your limit.
Rummy Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 35mg Edit: I think Yep. I'm right I dunno if that's accurate, but it sounds like a measure of blood alcohol level which I think it is. I usually think it's 1 unit, and just go by that, but I think the limit is measure by blood alcohol level so it really depends on you. Some people will be able to take their drink better, burn it out of the system faster etc so it's best to just stay off it in case you end up just over the limit by some chance.
Platty Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 The legal limit in the UK is 80 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. But this cannot easily be translated into alcohol units as it can be affected by build, sex, whether food has been eaten, and a host of other factors. On average your body will break down one unit of alcohol per hour, and each unit will increase your BAC by 20mg (up to 30mg for women). The UK BAC limit is 80mg per 100ml blood, allowing you to drink a pint to a pint and a half of beer, or one glass of wine at 13% without exceeding the drink-drive limit. Standard (175ml) glass of wine - 2 units Large (250ml) glass of wine - 3 units Pint of standard lager - 2.3 units Pint of premium lager - 2.8 units Pint of strong cider - 4.7 units Thats what the BBC website says anyway. If im driving I always have one pint.
shaq365 Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 If im driving I always have one pint. Even in the morning...?
Cube Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 Best practise is to not drink at all when your the desegnated driver, just in case. Yea, best course of action.
Platty Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 Even in the morning...? Erm yes... I shall rephrase... If I drive to the pub I always have 1 pint.
BlueStar Posted January 3, 2007 Posted January 3, 2007 Even in the morning...? Reminds me of the other day when we were getting off the train and saw a sign saying "Small dogs must be carried on escalators" and we we asking people if they had a dog we could borrow so we could get back upstairs.
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