About Alcohol behind the wheel: the limit and the glass: which statement is correct?
- ✓ The limit applies to the driver of a VEHICLE, and a bicycle is a vehicle.
- A novice driver may drive up to 0.5 promille, just like an experienced driver.
- Drinking one standard glass of alcohol makes no difference to your fitness to drive — it will not show up in the test.
- A strong cup of coffee or a few glasses of water sober you up faster than simply waiting.
Correct answer: The limit applies to the driver of a VEHICLE, and a bicycle is a vehicle.
Explanation
The limit applies to the driver of a VEHICLE, and a bicycle is a vehicle. Only the lowered novice limit (0.2 promille) is restricted to licence-requiring motor vehicles
Why learners get this wrong
- A novice driver is capped at 88 micrograms/litre or 0.2 promille, not 0.5
- One standard glass contains about 12 ml of pure alcohol and produces on average 0.2 to 0.3 promille. For a novice driver (limit 0.2 promille) that one glass can already exceed the legal limit
- The body breaks down alcohol at a fixed rate of 0.1 to 0.2 promille per hour, regardless of coffee or water. Breaking down 1 glass therefore already takes about 1.5 hours; only time lowers the promillage
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