Almost a quarter of motorists admit to driving the morning after a night out while still unsure if their blood alcohol level had returned to within the legal limit, research has found. According to a recent AA Car Insurance survey of over 3,000 Irish motorists, 14% of respondents admitted that on one occasion in the past year they had driven the day after a night out while possibly still over the legal blood-alcohol limit. Meanwhile, a further 9% admitted to taking this risk on up to five occasions, while 1.5% admitted to doing so on more than five occasions in 2018. “Many of us associate drink-driving with the idea of someone stumbling out of the pub into their car, but there’s more to it than just that act. “If you’ve had a heavy night down the pub then three or four hours sleep and a coffee isn’t going to magically bring you back under the legal blood alcohol limit.

Source: Evening echo December 30, 2018 13:30 UTC