Alcohol and cars – a volatile mix
Useful Sites
Alcohol and drugs (Roads and Traffic Authority, New South Wales, Australia)
From this page you can access information on drink driving topics.
Australian Drug Foundation
Alcohol
Covers the effects of alcohol on the body.
What is a standard drink?
Defines a standard drink and provides guidelines for low-risk drinking.
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Tables and graphs relating to road safety in Australia.
Trends in alcohol-related road injury in Australia, 1990-1997 (National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Australia)
Provides data on road related injuries categorised by the year, sex, age and state.
Coffee and alcohol (Great Moments in Science, Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Looks at the myth that coffee can help you become sober when drunk.
How Stuff Works (USA)
How breathalyzers work
Explains why the alcohol you consume ends up in your breath and describes three different types of testing devices.
How alcohol works
Examines the ways in which alcohol affects the human body.
Road Ready (ACT Department of Urban Services, Australia)
Provides information and activities for new drivers and their teachers.
Page updated June 2010.