Road Safety Authority urging drivers not to drink and drive this Bank Holiday Weekend
New research has found a quarter of drivers surveyed agreed that there were times when they may have been over the limit while driving the morning after
Previous research has highlighted that 11% of fatal collisions involving alcohol happened between 7am and 11am.
A total of 14 people have been killed and 64 people seriously injured over the June Bank Holiday weekend between 2016 and last year.
Speaking to RedFM News, Brian Farrell from the RSA is asking drivers not to get behind the wheel if they are in any doubt the morning after drinking:
"The body gets rid of a standard drink in about an hour, that varies from person to person we're talking about a half a pint a small glass of wine or a standard measure of spirits are will-fully expelled from your body, in about an hour, so you can use that as a general rule of thumb to try and estimate if you are maybe safe to drive the next day."
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