drink drive

[captainkirk]

all i see on this is TV police thing's. where it is blow blow blow stop. then it goes to green yellow or red. but all i know is unit's. so how much unit's do you have to have to be over the limit. can you help me on this please. thank you. C.K

[scotland#1]

3 units. 1 and a half pints of regular beer.

[jno]

it varies according to how big you are, whether you've eaten etc.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4188071.st m

- see the last paragraph

[almcd007]

There's no hard and fast answer - but a lot of bottled drinks now have the units they contain, listed on the side.

It's just not worth the risk and always better not to drink than to take a gamble - and that's exactly what it is.

The myth is that two units will keep you undee the limit - but as jno says it all depends on your age, weight, height and how much you've eaten etc - too many possibilities and a very big risk involved for the sake of "having a drink"

[spaced]

just dont drink if your are driving....its a simple as that. No point knowing what drinks have what units. Dont drink before driving and you will be ok.