Stay safe this festive season
It has been announced that Swansea is one of the worst places in the UK for drink and drug-driving offences. The research was carried out by MoneySuperMarket and found that in fact the worst five postcodes are in Wales. Swansea has a conviction rate of 1.58 per thousand and Cardiff has a conviction rate of 1.59 per thousand.
So what can you do to avoid being part of this statistic now the party season is upon us?
Don’t drive unless you know you are safe. Having another drink not only increases the chances of you being over the legal limit to drive, it also doubles the chances of having a car accident. If you are designated driver, it is safer to just avoid alcohol all together, after all one large glass of wine could push you over the legal limit.
If you are not driving and you have a fair amount to drink, you could still be over the legal limit the day after as well, so if you can, try and get your hands on a certified breathalyser to give you that added security, but if you don’t have one and you don’t feel up to driving the chances are you are still over the limit, and it is safer to not get behind the wheel.
There could be a chance you have to work the next day and if you do you should make preparations to get into work without driving. If you didn’t stop drinking until 3.00am and you had to be in work by 10.00am depending on how much you had to drink you could very well still be over the limit no matter how fine you feel, so ask if someone could drop you in to work or look at bus times.
Make sure you enjoy the festive season and stay safe.
So what can you do to avoid being part of this statistic now the party season is upon us?
Don’t drive unless you know you are safe. Having another drink not only increases the chances of you being over the legal limit to drive, it also doubles the chances of having a car accident. If you are designated driver, it is safer to just avoid alcohol all together, after all one large glass of wine could push you over the legal limit.
If you are not driving and you have a fair amount to drink, you could still be over the legal limit the day after as well, so if you can, try and get your hands on a certified breathalyser to give you that added security, but if you don’t have one and you don’t feel up to driving the chances are you are still over the limit, and it is safer to not get behind the wheel.
There could be a chance you have to work the next day and if you do you should make preparations to get into work without driving. If you didn’t stop drinking until 3.00am and you had to be in work by 10.00am depending on how much you had to drink you could very well still be over the limit no matter how fine you feel, so ask if someone could drop you in to work or look at bus times.
Make sure you enjoy the festive season and stay safe.
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