With Christmas just a week away, Cheshire Police are warning people not to get carried away with the festivities.
Mulled wine, eggnog, a cheeky drink with a Christmas lunch all seems part and parcel of the occasion, but police are reminding drivers of the dangers of drink driving.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Roberts said, "It's the week leading up to Christmas and if you're going out for a couple of drinks, leave the car keys at home. Nominate a designated driver or grab a taxi home. The motto 'none for the road' should be resonating in your mind.
"You could still be over the limit the morning after the night before. It's vitally important that you allow time for the alcohol to leave your system before getting behind the wheel of a car.
"The consequences of being caught drink driving can impact on every aspect of your life. Don't let alcohol turn your Christmas and New Year blue."
Over the festive period, Cheshire Police will be cracking down on drink driving in the county, and the consequences for drink driving can have detrimental impact on your life.
If you're convicted of drink driving you will:
• Lose your licence for at least a year
• Have a criminal record
• Face up to six months in prison
• Face a fine of up to £5,000
• Risk losing your job
• See your car insurance costs soar once you get your licence back.
Those are just the things that will affect you directly. Unfortunately, many drink drivers kill or injure innocent people as a result of their actions. If you're convicted of causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink you may be given:
• Up to 14 years in prison
• An unlimited fine
• A minimum two-year driving ban
• A mandatory extended driving test
Operation Blue Christmas is running until the 3 January 2016.
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Helpfully, the article doesn't helpfully supply any useful information about units and how they dissipate in the system. Exercise and sleep don't help - it's just time.
Allow 1 hour after finishing your last drink, then allow 1 hour per unit.
It helps to round-up and over-estimate units.
So:
A 75 cl bottle of wine at 13.5% contains 10.1 units of alcohol. there are 3 x 250ml glasses (3.4 units each) or 4.3 x 175ml glasses (2.35 units). So a full 75 cl bottle @ 13.5% would take just over 11 hours to dissipate.
1 pint of 5% beer has 2.9 units; so 3 pints is 8.7 units, requiring as good as 10 hours to dissipate.
1 pint of 3.8% beer has 2.2 units so 4 pints has 8.8 units, requiring about the same 10 hours.
Spirits are best calculated at 1 unit for each standard 25 ml shot. So 9 shots - approx 1/3rd bottle - requires 10 hours to dissipate.
I can't calculate how many units are in That Special Recipe Trifle That Gran Used To Make but you should try to factor it in.