Drink-driving urban myths: Coffee, water, chewing gum and exercise make no difference to breath test results
Thursday, July 18, 2013 @ 6:23 PM
ONE in 10 drivers who have had too much to drink before driving have tried dubious techniques to 'sober up', including chewing coffee-beans and grass and even licking mobile phone batteries.
A study by motor insurer Línea Directa – Spain's branch of the UK's Direct Line – says these urban myths do not make a difference and that the only way to avoid a positive breathalysing reading is simply not to drink and drive.
They say as many as 10 per cent of motorists believe that the 'top five' old wives' tales – drinking strong coffee or crunching coffee-beans, waiting an hour or two after finishing drinking before getting in the car, chewing gum or boiled sweets, consuming large quantities of water, or carrying out physical exercises – will mean a breath test shows up negative for alcohol.
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