Motorcyclists are half as likely as other road users to drink-drive, according to recent figures released by the MCI.
The latest drink-drive statistics show of the motorcycle riders tested following an accident in 2008, 1.4 per cent failed a breathalyser test compared to an average of 2.7 per cent for all road user casualties as a whole.
Motorcyclists aged between 20 and 24 were most likely to fail a breath test, with 2.4 per cent of tests taken by riders in this age band positive for alcohol. However, this figure is still less than half that of the average for all road users between 20 and 24, of whom 5 per cent gave a breath test positive for alcohol.
i can honestly say i do not drink and drive if i am driving i drink britvic orange and lemonade by the pint! but tend to go home earlier than most people
No matter to me riding or driving, if I am going to have a drink the only keys I take out are my front door keys
Ian laughs cos all my bike & car keys are each on little clips that are easy to remove from my main bunch of keys but that way I dont have to fight to get them off the ring if I dont need them.
Yes, Im with you on that one too Shell, I rarely drink anyway but when I know Im going to have one or two, car/bike left at home...........I do the same as you and I know alot who do the same too! Only right after all - the consequence if anything happened just dont bear thinking about
I usually drive anyway so don't bother with drinking. When I do, it's usually an overnight stay and even at that I'll stop drinking by about 11pm on the night. Rarely drive the day after.
There is a growing movement against bike's in the UK whilst the government has a happy smile for all to see behind the scenes its very different due to safety reports and papers that are coming from top level people in Europe. The trend is now to fudge such as the drink drive breath test report by saying ( as MATT pointed out ) THEY TESTED POSITIVE BUT DID NOT FAIL but the biker/drink drive head line has already made an impact and this trend is worrying because i believe at some point they the government will put heavy restrictions or even try to ban motorcycling, sorry to be long winded.
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