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Message: [QUOTE="Jason Simmons, post: 3039472, member: 8275"] The medical research that shows the cognitive and behavioural impairment that alcohol consumption has on the ‘average’ person. 0.05% is generally agreed as the limit beyond which you are impaired to a degree that you become a danger to others due to decreased reaction times / reflexes, situational awareness diminishes and so on. However the medical research also shows that ANY alcohol consumption leads to impaired cognitive ability and behaviours, so they have adopted the position that the combination of impaired ability and inexperience means that less experienced drivers (ie: P platers) should be zero, while more experienced drivers (Open licences) can accept a limited level of alcohol impairment, ie: up to 0.05%. I think in the long term there will be a stronger push to make it zero for everyone, just as it is with drugs... [automerge]1559096670[/automerge] They do for offences of driving while a relevant drug (Cannabis, Methylamphetamine and so on) but UIL - Under the Influence of Alcohol OR a Drug is the same offence. If you are completely off chops, it’s no different (at law) whether you’ve had 15 beers or 15 cones etc. [/QUOTE]

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