After six pints, a G&T, a rum and Coke, two cocktails and six Sambuca shots, Gareth Davies attempted to sober up with an alcohol monitor attached to him. We’ve all been there. A big session the night before, followed by a lie in and a fry up to sober up.
Then you’re fine to drive. Or are you? Doctors are planning to lobby the next government to reduce England’s drink-driving limit and it’s calling to question everything we once thought about how long it really takes us to sober up, and when it’s safe for us to drive. Surely, a couple of pints with lunch and a five hour breather before driving home is fine? Looking for the definitive answer, I turned to science to put it to the test – and to measure the impact binge drinking had on my body.
I’m wearing one of the UK Government’s alcohol tags, an electronic ankle bracelet that detects alcohol consumption through the skin by taking sweat samples every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day. It’s the Ministry of Justice’s newest tactic to curb alcohol-related crimes ..
