the breath test... alcohol can make you 12 times more likely to cause an accident... ...'when there are 120 milligrammes or more of alcohol in 100 millilitres of your blood. It is illegal, and dangerous to drive if your blood alcohol level exceeds 100 mgm of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood—a driver whose blood-alcohol level is 120 is 12 times more likely to cause an accident than a completely sober driver. Even in small quantities, alcohol slows your reactions, *J. ~ —_ „- . _ lessens your skill, distorts your judgement and affects / T (1 T T fl fl f] 1/A your eyesight. It lulls you into a false sense of security. «/ LT •/ You may think you can drive as well, or better, after a . 7 . few drinks. In fact, you drive much worse—you’re i f /O f road hazard. w t v IThe Breath Test is for the protection of all road users, _ _ including yourself. If you are ever asked to take a px-j pj/j Zl/T H /7/CZ) ZTl* 1Z) Breath Test, it pays to remember that the Test will kJ Cz/f ttz Cz/tV- UlijU \A-f I V clear you on the spot if you are innocent, and so save you farther trouble. ISSUED FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND PROTECTION BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (Road Transport Division). 1.9
BONUS TRADE-IN ALLOWANCES ||BbISMITHS CITY MARKETII
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31976, 1 May 1969, Page 7
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