Alcosense Debunks Drinking and Driving Myths

Alcosense, a safety organisation focused on debunking urban myths surrounding drinking and driving, is urging drivers to consider the risks of getting behind the wheel while drunk. Literature surrounding the facts on drinking and driving has led Alcosense to believe that many urban myths cause drivers to not take drinking and driving seriously.

Fleet solutions managers should be advised to invest the money and time into preparing their drivers for the consequences of drinking and driving, and educating them on the dangers of this particular conduct. The safety organisation that is Aclosense believes these urban legends can cause some drivers to have a blase attitude towards driving under the influence.

The safety awareness group cites such myths as drinking coffee to sober up and promote alertness and the misnomer that larger individuals can remain sober under the influence of higher contents of alcohol. The safety group admits that people hear these rumors and use them to excuse their own driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Commercial vehicle drivers as well as car leasing drivers must remember that other such myths as drinking copious amounts of water or using strong breath fresheners will be equally as ineffective as helping the mind regain a sober state of consciousness.

Fleet solutions bosses, says Alcosense, need to center training around debunking these myths and inform their employees and drivers of the legal limits within the UK for drinking and driving. At present individuals with BAC levels of more than 80 milligrams for every 100 milliliters of blood are considered legally intoxicated in the UK.