Researchers find any amount of alcohol can increase vehicle collisions
Posted June 24, 2011 7:56 pm.
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A new study has found that drinking even a single glass of beer or wine before getting behind the wheel can raise blood-alcohol concentrations enough to increase the chances a car crash.
Researchers at the University of California found that even a barely-detectable blood-alcohol level of point-zero-one per cent increased the chances of a collision.
The severity of the collision was sometimes enough to cause serious injury or even death.
Researchers concluded that no amount of alcohol seemed safe for driving.
