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HEALTH & SAFETY
My Limit
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4.1 9Many of us like to relax with
a beer or a glass of wine, but
drink driving is still a massive
problem in the UK, with
recent data suggesting that
offences have doubled in
some parts of the country.
My Limit aims to help tackle
the problem by providing
users with a quick way to
work out if they’re fit – and
legal – to drive.
It works by calculating
how much alcohol you have
in your blood, based on
the amount and type of
drinks you’ve consumed,
alongside other factors such as your sex and body weight.
Just input a drink to display your current blood-alcohol
level, along with warnings about how your reactions are
impaired and a countdown clock showing when the alcohol
will leave your system.
My Limit is a great idea but there are a couple of very
important issues to bear in mind. For a start, the app’s
safety guidelines come from the
US National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
which differ slightly to the
drink-drive limits imposed by UK
law (see http://www.gov.uk/drink-drive-
limit for more information). Also,
the way alcohol can affect you
depends on a wide range of
factors, including what and when
you last ate, and your own stress
levels. As such, the results
provided by the app will never be
as accurate as those from a
physical blood-alcohol test, such
as a breathalyser, and should
only ever be treated as a very
rough estimate. Indeed, when
you first use the app, you’ll see
a disclaimer saying that information provided by the app
“is for entertainment purposes only and shall
not be construed as medical, legal or financial
advice”. We would never advise relying on this
app alone to determine anyone’s ability to
drive safely.Our rating (^) HHHHHHHHHH
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Whenyoufirstlaunch
MyLimit,you’reasked
toinputsomepersonal
information– thiswillhelp
theappcalculateyour
blood-alcoholcontent,so
youneedtobeasaccurate
aspossible.PressBegin,
thenusetheplusorminus
buttonstoenteryour
correctbodyweight
(inkg),^1 andtapNext.^2
Onthefollowingscreen,
selectyoursexandpress
Next,thentapAllDone.
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Toestimateyour
currentblood-alcohol
level,tap‘Adda drink’.
Fromthepop-upmenu,
selectthetypeofalcohol
you’veconsumedfromthe
columnontheleft,^1 then
refineyourselectionusing
thechoicesin theright-
handcolumn^2 andselect
a measurementbelow.^3
If noneofthepreset
categoriesfitthebill,press
Custom^4 andinputthe
detailsmanually.
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Usetheplusorminus
buttonstoselecthow
manyminutesagoyou
startedyourdrink,then
pressAdd.You’llbe
returnedtotheAlcohol
Meterscreen,whereyour
currentestimatedblood-
alcohollevelwillbe
displayed,^1 alongwithan
estimateofhowlongit will
takeyoutobecomefully
soberagain.^2 If youhave
anotherglass,choose‘Add
a drink’^3 again and repeat
the process.
MINI WORKSHOP
Calculate your blood-alcohol level
using My Limit
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