Car Insurance
Cost to drivers of bigger alcohol measures
Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Bars and pubs that choose to serve wine in bigger glasses could be endangering drivers, it has been warned.
According to the Good Pub Guide 2006, the 125ml wine glass, which acts as a measure for one unit of alcohol, is frequently replaced by a 175ml size glass as standard in many drinking establishments.
Implications of larger alcohol measures extend beyond health risks to an increased possibility of drink-driving, the guide states.
The Good Pub Guide has called for all pubs and bars to stick to the 125ml measure wine glass as a standard size in order to avoid drink-driving incidents, which could result in the revocation of driver's licenses or hefty car insurance claims if an accident occurs.
Drinking from the recognised one unit measure allows drivers to gauge more easily how much they are drinking and therefore whether or not they are safe to drive.
"People are unwittingly putting themselves over the limit," said the guide's editor, Alisdair Aird.
The Department of Health (DoH) states that a 175ml glass wine contains about two units of alcohol. This amount would put many drivers over the legal drink-driving limit, putting themselves and others at risk if they attempted to drive.
© Adfero Ltd
