Space – Research

the frist place i looked for information and research for my new space idea was on the Think Road Safety website this gave me a range of information which i could include in my video and a lot of things i didnt actually know about the affects of drink driving.

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Space – Research

from having my previous meeting with shaun, he gave me a website to look at which is a company called SquintOpera , who are an architecturual design company based in london, this website was really inspirational for help with ideas for my final space project.
amazing use of after effects and a great use of public spaces and a great video that was good inspiration for my driving advert, called Driving with the Jones, which focuses a great deal on driving and filming within a car which is a good focus for my project.

check it out here

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Space – Research for new idea

i want to aim my project around the style of the orange advert “i am who i am” and its technical values. i want to recreate the similar stlye used in this video by have videos playing on multiple screens while the viewer is placed within the video.

i will be constructing a seating area which i will place between a set of screens which will play the selection of videos. i want to create a very strong immersive feel for the viewer when taking part in my installation, the video below will give you a rough idea of what i want to create.

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Space – Research for new idea

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here are a bunch of more videos which cover the shocking stories of drink and drug driving which will help me massivly with the research for my space project.

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Space – Research for new idea

to help with the building and creation of my final project i have been researching the sorts of styles and content used in previous drink driving and drug driving avdverts in the uk and also in other parts of the world.
the videos i have added to my blog are from a range of different ways of getting certain messages across to people who drink drive.

these videos will help me in the production of my final peice.

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Space – Research – the facts

Information gathered from ThinkRoadSafety Website

Drink driving
The facts

If you drive at twice the legal alcohol limit you are at least 30 times more likely to cause a road crash, than a driver who hasn’t been drinking.

Any amount of alcohol affects your ability to drive. There is no foolproof way of drinking and staying under the limit, or of knowing how much an individual person can drink and still drive safely.

Each person’s tolerance to alcohol depends on a range of factors:

* weight
* gender
* age
* metabolism
* current stress levels
* whether they have eaten recently
* amount of alcohol

So the only safe option is not to drink alcohol if you plan to drive, and never offer an alcoholic drink to someone else who is intending to drive.

THINK! strategy for drink driving
The THINK! strategy for drink driving is to remind all drivers of the personal consequences of drink driving, and that a drink driving conviction can ruin your life.

Our campaigns focus on the ‘moment of doubt’ around the second pint, when drivers are considering whether or not to have another drink.

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Space – Research for new idea

Information which i would like to include in my final space project.
this information below was taken from the devon & cornwall police website about the effects of drink driving and the facts of body consumption of alcohol on the day or night andthe day after drinking or taking drugs.

http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/v3/roadsafe/drink/generaladvice.html

How much alcohol can I drink and safely drive afterward s?

NONE – any amount of alcohol will seriously affect your judgement and control

How much alcohol can I drink and provide a negative breath test on this machine?

• The legal limit above which you must not drive is
  • (a) 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath
  • (b) 80 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood
  • (c) 107 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine
• The amount of alcohol it takes a person to reach these levels is very difficult to determine and will vary between individuals
• There is no safe answer. The only way to guarantee that you will provide a negative breath test is not to drink

Facts about drink-driving -

• At twice the current drink-drive limit you are at least 50 times more likely to be involved in a fatal collision
• On average 3,000 people a year are killed or seriously injured in drink-drive collisions
• One in seven deaths on the roads involve drivers who are over the legal limit
• Between April 2001 and March 2002 685 people were detained in custody for providing a positive breath test within the Plymouth area alone

There is a lot of advice available from medical sources, government, the Highway Code and many other areas regarding drinking and driving. Much of this advice refers to units of alcohol.

What is a unit of alcohol?

One unit is normally referred to as a glass of wine or a measure of spirit or a half-pint of beer.

The main problem with using this method of calculation is knowing exactly how much you have had to drink. The strength of beers varies tremendously, in pubs you get a measure of wine, whereas if you drink at home the glass size can vary.

This is a very unreliable way of calculating the level of alcohol within your body: Advice is very generalised and everyone’s body reacts in different ways, making it impossible to tell how much alcohol is in your system without taking a breath test.

The only sure way is not to drink.

The morning after

How long after drinking is it safe to drive?

Many people think that when they get in their car ‘the morning after’ they will be safe to legally drive, but will they?

Take a Saturday night’s drinking:

• At midnight you may have 200 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood in your system.

This is 2½ times the drink drive limit

• At 7.30 a.m. there will still be 90 milligrams per 100 millilitres in your system – you are still over the drink-drive limit
• By lunchtime you will still have about 20 milligrams within your system, not above the limit but still enough to adversely affect your driving.

This is particularly important with society becoming more ‘24 hour’

Because of shift rotas or flexi-time systems many people are at work before 7 a.m. And if they have been drinking on the previous evening they may still be over the limit when driving to work.

It is impossible to get alcohol out of your system quickly. Coffee and a shower will not speed the process up, it just takes time.

Where and when can I be breath tested?

• If you are involved in a collision – whether it is your fault or not – you will be required to provide a breath sample. This applies 24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year
• If you are attempting to drive a vehicle. This is where you are trying to drive but you do not meet the full legal definition. An example would be trying to start a car
• If you are in charge of a vehicle. This is where the driver is in the vehicle even if it is not moving
• If you commit a moving traffic offence. Examples include excess speed, failing to stop for a red light or not wearing a seat belt
• Another example includes failing to stop after a collision. The police could trace your vehicle and request a breath sample, even if you had left the vehicle

What if i am convicted of drink driving?

• You will have a criminal record
• You will be disqualified from driving for at least a yea
• Your next vehicle insurance premium will significantly increase
• You will have difficulty hiring a car for the next 10 years
• Your lifestyle will change dramatically. It will be much worse if you injure or kill someone
• You may have to retake your driving test and attend rehabilitation to regain your licence

Examples of some penalties

• Causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs: 10-years imprisonment and disqualified for at least two years
• Driving or attempting to drive while over the legal limit or unfit through drink: six-months imprisonment plus a fine of £5,000 and banned for at least 12 months (three years if you are convicted twice in 10 years)
• In charge of a vehicle while over the legal limit or unfit through drink: three-months imprisonment plus a fine of £2,500 and a ban
• Refusing to provide a specimen: six-months imprisonment plus a fine of £5,000 and banned for at least 12 months
• You could become a high-risk offender and be banned from driving for a minimum of 3 years if you refuse to provide a specimen; if you are convicted at 2½ times the limit; or if you are convicted twice in 10 years. You would then have to prove that you do not have a drink problem to an approved doctor before you get your licence back (and you will have to pay for the medical)

The only safe way to drive is not to drink.

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