Short messages on Driving from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Drug drivers may think that because they pass a test for alcohol they will be off the hook. This is not the case because the Police can also prosecute a driver who is unfit through drugs and there are various ways they can detect and prove the offence. One specific test the Police may use is the Field Impairment Assessment. It can be administered by trained officers at the roadside and is based on an observation of impairment, rather than a biological test.
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Driving within three hours of smoking cannabis could almost double the risk of a crash leading to serious injury or death.
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Taking drugs will impair driving skills. Driving whilst under the influence of drugs is extremely dangerous and can affect driving in numerous ways.
Drug drivers can suffer from slower reaction times, erratic and aggressive behaviour, an inability to concentrate properly, nausea, hallucinations, panic attacks, paranoia, tremors (or ‘the shakes’), dizziness and fatigue. In such a condition, it puts not only the driver at risk but also passengers and others who share the road.
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In a car crash you are twice as likely to die if you don’t wear a seatbelt. Drivers with no seatbelt face on-the-spot fines of £60. If prosecuted, the maximum fine is £500.
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If there’s ice on your windscreen there may be ice on the road. Keep de-icer in the car and check the antifreeze level is between min and max.
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When driving, hitting a child at 18mph outside a school is the equivalent of them falling out of their bedroom window. At 27mph it’s the 3rd floor window.
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When buying a car, you need to study the service history, take a test drive, and know all the upcoming costs up front. Take an experienced friend to ask questions.
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It takes around 11 hours for 3 pints of strong beer or 3 large glasses of wine to leave your system – so you can still be over the drink drive limit the next day.
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When looking to buy, first of all decide how much you can afford to pay for your first car. Not just the sum of money to buy the car itself but also the running costs – car insurance, MOT, road tax, petrol, repairs and servicing.
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