Let us stay united against Drunk Driving

DRUNK DRIVING HARMS NOT ONLY THOSE BEHIND THE WHEELS BUT ALSO THE CHANCE VICTIMS WHO COULD BE A HOMELESS SLEEPING ON PAVEMENT, A CHILD GOING TO SCHOOL OR RIDING A BICYCLE, A DEAR FRIEND OR A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY..

IMPAIRMENT IS NOT DETERMINED BY THE TYPE OF DRINK, BUT RATHER BY THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL DRUNK OVER TIME.

A STANDARD DRINK IS DEFINED AS 330 ML OF REGULAR BEER (4.9% ALCOHOL), 100 ML OF WINE (13% Alcohol), OR 30 ML OF DISTILLED SPIRITS (40% Alcohol) (WHISKEY, VODKA, RUM ETC., WHICH CONTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL

THE LEVEL OF ALCOHOL IN THE BLOOD DETERMINES THE ACUTE EFFECTS PRODUCED. BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (MG/DL) AND ITS EFFECTS ARE DETAILED BELOW:

WITH BAC 80: NOISY, MOODY, IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT, IMPAIRED DRIVING ABILITY
WITH BAC B/W 100-200: BLURRED VISION, UNSTEADY GAIT, GROSS MOTOR IN-COORDINATION, SLURRED SPEECH, AGGRESSIVE, QUARRELSOME, TALKING LOUDLY
WITH BAC B/W 200-300: INABILITY TO REMEMBER THE EXPERIENCE, BLACKOUT
WITH BAC B/W 300-350: COMA
WITH BAC B/W 355-600: MAY LEAD TO DEATH

LEGAL PERMISSIBLE LIMIT AS PER MOTOR VEHICLE ACT IS 30 ML/100 MG (PERMITTED ONLY FOR MEDICAL REASONS).

AN AVERAGE PERSON METABOLIZES ALCOHOL AT THE RATE OF ABOUT ONE DRINK PER THREE HOURS MAKING HIM/HER LIABLE FOR CONVICTION IF FOUND OPERATING A VEHICLE.

BE THE FIRST PERSON TO GIVE IT A TRY AND PREVENT DRIVING AFTER CONSUMING ALCOHOL AND AT THE SAME TIME COUNT YOUR DRINKS BEFORE IT TURNS INTO ADDICTION.

RECOMMENDED LEVEL IS NOT MORE THAN 21 STANDARD DRINKS A WEEK.